The attack in Aschaffenburg is the latest in a series of violent incidents in Germany, intensifying fears surrounding migration and increasing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Officials and residents have attended a solemn Mass to honor a child and a man killed in a knife attack in Germany, an assault that amplified the debate about migration ahead of the Feb. 23 general election.

A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan has been arrested following a knife attack in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg on Wednesday in which two people were killed, including a toddler, police said.

After the violent attack in Bavaria, the police are working to shed light on the incident. Shortly before midday, he attacked a group of kindergarten children with a knife in Schöntal Park in the middle of Aschaffenburg,

Interior ministers of Germany's 16 states called on Monday for changes in how the psychologically ill are dealt with following a fatal knife attack in Aschaffenburg in Bavaria last week. Potential criminals needed to be identified at an early stage and there had to be better exchange of information between government bodies,

Police identified the suspect as an Afghan man. Politicians gearing up for an election responded with comments about migration and law and order.

A knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Germany, involving the deaths of a child and a man, has intensified discussions about migration policies just before the national election. The suspect, a former asylum-seeker from Afghanistan,

Following a fatal knife attack in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, the German Police Union (GdP) says a "threshold has been crossed," with urgent reinforcements to security authorities needed. "We need quick solutions now,

A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following a knife attack on Wednesday in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg in which two people were killed, including a toddler, police and the state health minister said.