The arrest of an Afghan asylum seeker suspected of killing two people in a knife attack targeting children in a German park has prompted calls for a much tougher migration stance and fired up campaigning for Germany's Feb.

BERLIN – The arrest of an Afghan asylum seeker suspected of killing two people in a knife attack targeting children at a German park has prompted calls for a much tougher migration stance and fired up campaigning for Germany’s Feb 23 national election.

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

An attack by an Afghan asylum seeker resulted in two deaths, intensifying debates on migration policies as Germany's national election approaches. The incident raised security concerns, influencing political narratives and fueling support for the far-right.

Police detain a 28-year-old Afghan after the attack in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg.

STORY: German police arrested a 28-year-old Afghan man after a knife attack that left two people dead in a park in the city of Aschaffenburg on Wednesday.Police said the victims were a 41-year-old German man who was passing by and a two-year-old boy of Moroccan descent.

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.

Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children.

A knife attacker killed a two-year-old child and a man on Wednesday in a public park in Germany, where police arrested an Afghan man as the main suspect.