Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement report they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located multiple other vandalized cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; investigators are presently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they added.
City officials stated they were attempting "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the community for information.
A high-ranking political figure commented the vandalism made him stunned and had to be addressed quickly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist violent incident in 2020," he posted on social media, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on residents of migrant background in five years prior.
