Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then discovered numerous other marked cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state early analysis suggest the liquid was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; investigators are not yet cognizant of any harm in relation with the event," they added.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have requested to the residents for details.
A high-ranking representative stated the vandalism made him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
