Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers state they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then found many other smeared cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state early analysis suggest the fluid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; investigators are presently not aware of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials stated they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the public for details.
A senior representative said the incident left him without words and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a assailant targeting individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.
