Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Police then discovered multiple other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities said they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have asked to the community for tips.
A senior representative said the attack made him speechless and needed to be solved promptly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist violent incident in 2020," he stated on online, referring to the death of nine people by a gunman targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
