Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered numerous other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state initial examinations show the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
City officials said they were trying "to solve the case" and have appealed to the community for details.
A high-ranking representative stated the attack made him speechless and had to be solved rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, referring to the murder of nine people by a shooter focusing on people of migrant background in February 2020.
