Local Police
Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Law enforcement state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations banning the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police report initial examinations show the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet aware of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the community for information.
A senior political figure commented the vandalism rendered him without words and had to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
