Berlin blames Bavaria. Bavaria blames Berlin. With migrants suspected in several deadly attacks, German politicians are jostling for position with calls to reform migration ahead of February's federal election.

A knife attack that killed two people in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg has left a local community in grief, with the city's mayor warning of a "spiral of violence and hatred." An Afghan suspect is in custody.

Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month.

The mayor of Aschaffenburg has warned of a "spiral of violence and hatred" following the deadly stabbing in the southern German city. At a wreath-laying ceremony on Thursday, Jürgen Herzing said there were "parallels" to December's car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg,

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

A 28-year-old Afghan man was arrested for a knife attack in a park in Aschaffenburg, Germany, killing two, including a toddler. The incident raised security concerns across Germany. Police confirmed no additional suspects are involved.

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.

A 28-year-old Afghan man is in police custody after attacking a group of kindergarteners in the German city of Aschaffenburg, killing two people, including a 2-year-old.

Opposition head Friedrich Merz is calling for reforms to Germany's migration laws after a deadly knife attack in which an Afghan man facing deportation is the main suspect - even if they pass with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to hold an event on Friday in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, where two people were killed in a knife attack earlier this week. "See you in Aschaffenburg,

The southern German city of Aschaffenburg, on Thursday mourned the victims of a deadly knife attack on a group of children,