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Around 50 vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.

Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.

Officers report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.

The fluid had been drawn in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.

Officers then located numerous other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.

Law enforcement say initial examinations suggest the substance was likely blood from a person.

"Currently there is no indication as to its source; investigators are presently not aware of any physical harm in association with the event," they added.

City officials stated they were trying "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the community for information.

An important representative stated the attack left him without words and had to be resolved promptly.

"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he stated on social media, recalling the killing of nine people by a shooter focusing on residents of migrant background in February 2020.