Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Police then found numerous other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say preliminary tests show the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet informed of any harm in connection with the incident," they added.
Local authorities said they were working "to solve the case" and have asked to the community for details.
A high-ranking representative said the attack rendered him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.
