Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered numerous other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the public for information.
An important representative commented the vandalism made him stunned and had to be resolved rapidly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the killing of nine people by a shooter targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
