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Approximately 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.

Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with swastikas, they stated in a statement.

Law enforcement report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.

The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they added.

Police then discovered numerous other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.

Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.

Law enforcement state initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.

"There is still no lead as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in relation with the event," they commented.

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

An important official commented the attack made him stunned and had to be addressed quickly.

"This act affects the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he wrote on online, referring to the killing of nine people by a gunman targeting people of migrant background in February 2020.