Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Officers report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they added.
Officers then found many other marked cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; officials are presently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have asked to the community for details.
A high-ranking political figure said the vandalism left him without words and required to be solved quickly.
"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
