Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located numerous other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say initial examinations suggest the fluid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they stated.
City officials stated they were trying "to solve the case" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A senior official stated the attack left him speechless and had to be addressed quickly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, referring to the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of foreign heritage in five years prior.