Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then located numerous other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement state initial examinations suggest the liquid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; investigators are not yet aware of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for details.
An important official stated the vandalism made him stunned and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the death of nine individuals by a shooter targeting individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.
