Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been placed in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then found many other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws banning the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests show the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; investigators are not yet cognizant of any harm in relation with the incident," they commented.
City officials said they were working "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the community for details.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism rendered him stunned and required to be resolved quickly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he posted on online, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at people of migrant background in five years prior.
