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Roughly fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.

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

Law enforcement state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.

The fluid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they stated.

Police then discovered many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.

Police report initial examinations show the fluid was probably human blood.

"There is still no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not informed of any physical harm in connection with the event," they commented.

Local authorities stated they were working "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.

A senior official said the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be resolved promptly.

"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.