Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found multiple other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say early analysis indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to solve the case" and have requested to the public for tips.
A high-ranking representative said the incident left him stunned and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of migrant background in five years prior.
