Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Police say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the form of a swastika, they added.
Police then located numerous other marked vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police report initial examinations suggest the fluid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in relation with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the case" and have requested to the public for information.
A senior political figure stated the vandalism left him stunned and had to be resolved promptly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, recalling the murder of nine victims by a assailant targeting people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
