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Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.

Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a statement.

Police report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.

The substance had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.

Law enforcement then located numerous other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.

Law enforcement report early analysis suggest the fluid was most likely blood from a person.

"Currently there is no indication as to its source; officials are currently not cognizant of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.

Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the public for details.

A high-ranking official stated the attack left him speechless and needed to be solved rapidly.

"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine victims by a shooter aiming at people of migrant background in February 2020.