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Around 50 automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.

Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.

Police report they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.

The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.

Law enforcement then located numerous other smeared vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.

These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.

Law enforcement state initial examinations suggest the substance was likely human blood.

"There is still no lead as to its source; investigators are not yet aware of any injuries in relation with the event," they commented.

City officials announced they were working "to solve the mystery" and have asked to the residents for information.

An important representative said the incident made him speechless and required to be resolved promptly.

"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.