Local Police
Around fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Officers say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then found numerous other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report early analysis indicate the substance was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; investigators are currently not informed of any injuries in connection with the incident," they commented.
City officials said they were working "to unravel the case" and have requested to the community for details.
A high-ranking official stated the incident rendered him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the killing of nine people by a shooter focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
