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

Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.

Law enforcement state they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.

The substance had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they added.

Police then located numerous other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.

Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.

Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the liquid was most likely human blood.

"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; officials are currently not informed of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they stated.

City officials announced they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the public for details.

A high-ranking representative stated the incident rendered him speechless and required to be addressed promptly.

"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the killing of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.