Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Police state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The fluid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found many other marked cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests show the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no indication as to its source; officials are presently not informed of any physical harm in association with the event," they commented.
Local authorities announced they were working "to unravel the case" and have requested to the public for information.
A high-ranking political figure commented the vandalism left him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he stated on online, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in 2020.
