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Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.

Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a statement.

Officers state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood 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 many other smeared automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.

Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.

Law enforcement state preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely human blood.

"There is still no clue as to its origin; investigators are presently not informed of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they commented.

Local authorities announced they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.

A high-ranking political figure stated the incident rendered him without words and needed to be resolved quickly.

"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right violent incident in 2020," he wrote on social media, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a shooter aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.