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Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.

Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.

Police report they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.

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

Police then found many other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.

Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.

Police state preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.

"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they added.

City officials announced they were working "to solve the case" and have asked to the community for tips.

An important representative commented the attack made him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.

"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on people of immigrant origin in five years prior.