Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Officers say they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Police then located many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official said the incident made him speechless and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a assailant targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
