Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located numerous other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police report preliminary tests suggest the fluid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and had to be addressed promptly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a shooter aiming at people of migrant background in five years prior.
