Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Police state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then found numerous other smeared automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police report preliminary tests indicate the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; officials are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the community for information.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism left him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
