Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers state they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then located multiple other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police state early analysis indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism rendered him without words and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing attack in 2020," he wrote on a platform, referring to the death of nine people by a shooter targeting individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
