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Roughly 50 cars have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.

Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.

Police state they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.

The fluid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.

Law enforcement then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

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

Officials report initial examinations suggest the substance was probably human blood.

"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; authorities are presently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.

City officials said they were trying "to solve the case" and have requested to the public for details.

A high-ranking official stated the incident rendered him speechless and required to be addressed rapidly.

"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting residents of immigrant origin in 2020.