Local Police
Roughly 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Law enforcement report they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered many other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report initial examinations suggest the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; authorities are presently not informed of any harm in relation with the event," they added.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the public for information.
A senior political figure stated the incident left him stunned and required to be solved rapidly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he posted on online, referring to the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
