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Approximately 50 cars have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.

Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a release.

Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.

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

Law enforcement then located many other marked cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.

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

Police state early analysis show the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.

"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in relation with the event," they commented.

City officials stated they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have asked to the public for tips.

A high-ranking political figure commented the attack made him speechless and had to be resolved promptly.

"This incident affects the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he stated on social media, referring to the murder of nine victims by a gunman targeting residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.