Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, walls and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then located many other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say initial examinations show the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; officials are not yet cognizant of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the public for details.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism made him without words and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, referring to the death of nine victims by a gunman targeting people of foreign heritage in 2020.
