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Around fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.

Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.

Law enforcement state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.

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

Police then located many other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.

Law enforcement report early analysis indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.

"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.

Local authorities announced they were working "to solve the case" and have appealed to the residents for details.

A senior political figure commented the incident rendered him without words and required to be solved promptly.

"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist attack five years ago," he wrote on a platform, referring to the death of nine people by a assailant focusing on people of migrant background in February 2020.