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Roughly 50 vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.

Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.

Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.

The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.

Officers then found multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.

Police state initial examinations suggest the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.

"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they stated.

Local authorities said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the residents for details.

A high-ranking political figure stated the incident made him without words and required to be resolved rapidly.

"This incident hits the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a shooter focusing on individuals of migrant background in 2020.