Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Police report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then found numerous other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state early analysis indicate the substance was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; authorities are presently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to unravel the case" and have requested to the residents for details.
An important political figure commented the attack rendered him speechless and required to be solved rapidly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the killing of nine people by a assailant aiming at residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.
