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Approximately 50 cars have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.

Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.

Officers state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.

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

Officers then discovered numerous other marked cars and house walls in the surrounding area.

These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.

Police report initial examinations suggest the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.

"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; officials are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they stated.

Local authorities stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for details.

A senior political figure said the vandalism rendered him stunned and needed to be solved quickly.

"This event affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on social media, mentioning the killing of nine people by a assailant focusing on individuals of migrant background in February 2020.