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Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.

Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.

Officers report they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.

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

Police then located many other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.

Officials say early analysis suggest the substance was likely human blood.

"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet cognizant of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they commented.

City officials announced they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the public for information.

A senior representative commented the attack rendered him without words and required to be solved quickly.

"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at people of foreign heritage in February 2020.