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.

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 two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man were killed on Wednesday in a knife attack in Germany's Aschaffenburg. A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan has been arrested by the police.

The southern German city of Aschaffenburg on Thursday mourned the victims of a deadly knife attack on a group of children, as investigators searched for a motive and lawmakers questioned why the Afghan suspect was not deported earlier.

A memorial service was held in the southern German city of Aschaffenburg on Sunday for the victims of a knife attack in a public park that left a man and a young boy dead. "Today we are full of sorrow,