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Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.

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

Police state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.

The fluid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they added.

Police then located many other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.

These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.

Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the substance was probably blood from a person.

"There is still no lead as to its origin; authorities are not yet aware of any harm in association with the event," they added.

City officials announced they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the residents for information.

A senior official said the vandalism rendered him speechless and had to be solved quickly.

"This incident hits the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he stated on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in 2020.