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Roughly 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.

Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.

Law enforcement report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.

The liquid had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they reported.

Law enforcement then found multiple other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.

Officials state preliminary tests indicate the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.

"There is still no clue as to its source; officials are presently not informed of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they commented.

Local authorities stated they were trying "to solve the case" and have asked to the community for details.

An important official commented the vandalism left him without words and had to be addressed promptly.

"This event affects the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he posted on online, recalling the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting people of foreign heritage in 2020.