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 ...

Two people are dead, including a child, and three others seriously injured in a violent knife attack in Bavaria. Police are investigating the incident.

Aschaffenburg Mayor Jürgen Herzing said he was "shaken up" after a deadly stabbing in his city and urged calm as the attack ramps up Germany's debate on migration ahead of elections on February 23.

Police said their investigation into the stabbing was ongoing, but that the attack had taken place at about 11:45 (10:45 GMT) at Schöntal Park in Aschaffenburg, about 22 miles (36 kilometres ...

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).