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Roughly fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.

Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.

Officers report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.

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

Law enforcement then found multiple other marked automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.

These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.

Law enforcement state initial examinations suggest the substance was probably blood from a person.

"At present there remains no indication as to its source; investigators are currently not cognizant of any injuries in association with the incident," they added.

Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have requested to the community for tips.

A senior official said the incident made him speechless and had to be addressed promptly.

"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right attack in 2020," he posted on online, recalling the murder of nine people by a shooter targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.