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.

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,

People in the city of Aschaffenburg are grieving with the mayor warning of a "spiral of violence and hatred" after a stabbing attack killed two people. A judge ordered the suspect be placed in psychiatric care.

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.

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

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,