Area Police
Around fifty automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police say they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Police then located many other smeared automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say initial examinations indicate the substance was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; officials are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were working "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the residents for information.
A senior representative commented the vandalism rendered him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, referring to the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on individuals of migrant background in 2020.
