Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then discovered many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state initial examinations show the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities said they were working "to solve the case" and have asked to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the attack rendered him without words and had to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman aiming at people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
