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Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.

Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a release.

Police report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.

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

Police then found multiple other marked vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.

These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.

Police report early analysis show the substance was most likely blood from a person.

"At present there remains no clue as to its source; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they commented.

Local authorities announced they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the public for details.

An important official said the vandalism left him speechless and had to be addressed promptly.

"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the killing of nine people by a assailant focusing on residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.