Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then found many other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report preliminary tests suggest the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to its source; authorities are presently not aware of any physical harm in association with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were working "to unravel the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure said the vandalism made him speechless and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he stated on online, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.