Area Police
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been placed in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then found many other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report preliminary tests indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; authorities are currently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials announced they were trying "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism left him speechless and had to be resolved promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of migrant background in 2020.
