Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers say they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Police then located many other marked cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis show the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in relation with the event," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the community for details.
A senior official commented the attack made him without words and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine people by a gunman aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
