Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located many other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any physical harm in association with the event," they stated.
Local authorities said they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have asked to the community for tips.
A senior political figure commented the vandalism left him stunned and had to be resolved promptly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he wrote on a platform, referring to the murder of nine people by a assailant targeting residents of migrant background in February 2020.
