Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then found numerous other vandalized cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police say preliminary tests indicate the substance was likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the public for details.
A senior representative commented the vandalism rendered him speechless and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the death of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
