Afghan man arrested after deadly knife attack in German park

Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemns act of terror' in Aschaffenburg that killed two people including toddler

A 28-year-old Afghan man has been arrested after a knife attack in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg that killed two people, including a toddler, in what the country's chancellor, Olaf Scholz, condemned as an act of terror".

With a month left in a campaign for snap elections dominated by debate on immigration and asylum policy, Scholz demanded authorities explain immediately why the assailant was even still in Germany".