Area Police
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Officers then located multiple other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state initial examinations show the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are currently not aware of any injuries in relation with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
A senior representative said the incident left him speechless and required to be addressed quickly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a shooter focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
