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Approximately 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.

Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.

Law enforcement report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.

The fluid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.

Law enforcement then found numerous other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.

These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.

Officials report preliminary tests suggest the substance was most likely human blood.

"Currently there is no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.

Local authorities announced they were trying "to solve the case" and have appealed to the public for information.

A senior official said the attack left him without words and had to be addressed quickly.

"This incident hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.