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Roughly fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.

Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.

Law enforcement say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.

The liquid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they stated.

Police then located many other vandalized cars and house walls in the surrounding area.

Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.

Officials report early analysis suggest the fluid was probably human bodily fluid.

"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the event," they added.

Municipal representatives stated they were working "to solve the case" and have requested to the public for tips.

An important political figure said the vandalism rendered him without words and had to be resolved promptly.

"This act hits the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right attack in 2020," he stated on a platform, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a gunman targeting people of migrant background in five years prior.