With their anti-migrant tirades, the establishment parties are pursuing two goals: two goals: dividing the working class and building a police state.

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.

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz's main challenger in Germany's upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy to parliament on Wednesday, a maneuver aimed at piling pressure on the governing parties that has brought accusations that he's breaking commitments to shun the far right.

A memorial service has commenced in the southern German city of Aschaffenburg four days after an attack there resulted in two deaths. "Today we are full of sorrow," Aschaffenburg parish priest, Martin Heim,

A memorial service will be held in the German city of Aschaffenburg on Sunday, four days after a stabbing incident that left two people dead and three seriously injured. The ecumenical service in the Stiftskirche is scheduled to begin at 10:30 am (0930 GMT).

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.

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.

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,

Two people, including a 2-year-old boy, have been killed and three others were injured in a stabbing attack in Bavaria.

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.