Two people were killed in a knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, where a suspect attacked several individuals on Wednesday around 11:45 local time (12:45 Romania time), a police spokesperson announced, as reported by AFP.
A two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man were killed, and two seriously injured individuals were hospitalized, the police announced in a post on X.
The suspect, described by the police as a 28-year-old Afghan citizen, was apprehended on the spot in Schoental Park, an English-style garden in Aschaffenburg, the police reported, cited by Sky News.
According to the police, there are no indications of other suspects and no danger to the public.
Investigators said that the motive for the attack is not known at this time.
The police stated that there are no indications of other suspects and no danger to the public.
Germany is on high alert following a series of violent attacks. In December, a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, resulting in six deaths and around 200 injuries. A Saudi doctor was arrested for the attack.