Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police report they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests show the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its source; authorities are presently not informed of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official said the attack rendered him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, mentioning the killing of nine people by a assailant focusing on residents of migrant background in five years prior.
