Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Police say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then found many other marked cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report preliminary tests show the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not informed of any physical harm in connection with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to solve the case" and have appealed to the public for information.
A high-ranking representative said the vandalism made him speechless and required to be resolved promptly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at residents of migrant background in five years prior.
