Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Police state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then located multiple other smeared cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report initial examinations suggest the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the incident," they added.
Local authorities said they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking political figure commented the attack left him without words and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, recalling the killing of nine people by a gunman targeting individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
