Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Officers report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The substance had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found many other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests show the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; authorities are presently not cognizant of any injuries in association with the incident," they stated.
City officials said they were working "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism left him speechless and required to be resolved promptly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the killing of nine victims by a gunman focusing on residents of migrant background in 2020.
