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Around 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.

Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.

Police say they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.

The substance had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.

Officers then found many other smeared vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.

Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.

Police state initial examinations suggest the substance was probably blood from a person.

"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; officials are presently not aware of any harm in connection with the incident," they stated.

Municipal representatives said they were working "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.

A senior official commented the attack left him without words and required to be addressed rapidly.

"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.