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Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.

Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.

Law enforcement report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.

The fluid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they added.

Officers then found multiple other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.

Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.

Law enforcement state initial examinations suggest the liquid was likely blood from a person.

"There is still no lead as to its source; authorities are presently not aware of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.

Local authorities stated they were trying "to solve the case" and have asked to the public for details.

An important representative stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and required to be solved promptly.

"This act affects the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist attack in 2020," he stated on social media, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.