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Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.

Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.

Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.

The substance had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.

Officers then located numerous other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.

Officials report early analysis indicate the fluid was most likely blood from a person.

"Currently there is no indication as to its source; authorities are presently not aware of any harm in association with the incident," they added.

Local authorities said they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the community for tips.

A high-ranking representative stated the attack made him without words and required to be addressed promptly.

"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing attack in 2020," he posted on online, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on individuals of migrant background in five years prior.