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Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.

Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.

Officers say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.

The substance had been applied in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.

Police then located many other marked automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.

Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.

Officials report preliminary tests suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.

"There is still no lead as to its source; authorities are currently not informed of any physical harm in connection with the event," they commented.

Local authorities stated they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have asked to the residents for tips.

A senior political figure stated the incident made him stunned and had to be solved rapidly.

"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a gunman focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.