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Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.

Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.

Officers say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.

The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.

Law enforcement then discovered numerous other marked cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.

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

Officials report early analysis show the fluid was most likely human blood.

"At present there remains no clue as to its source; officials are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in association with the incident," they stated.

Municipal representatives said they were trying "to solve the case" and have asked to the community for tips.

An important official said the vandalism made him without words and needed to be addressed quickly.

"This event hits the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on residents of immigrant origin in 2020.