Area Police
Around fifty automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Police say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.
Officers then discovered multiple other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities said they were working "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the public for details.
An important representative stated the attack left him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter aiming at residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
