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.

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

An unidentified individual armed with a knife attacked pedestrians in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg. Reports confirm injuries and fatalities, Die Welt reports. Preliminary information indicates that several people suffered serious injuries from a sharp-edged weapon,

German police say two people, including a two-year-old boy, were killed and two others were severely injured in a stabbing attack in Bavaria.

A toddler and a man were killed, and several others, including children, were killed in a knife attack at a park in the southeastern Bavaria state

The chancellor, lagging in the polls ahead of February’s election, called for an investigation into why an Afghan suspect was even in Germany.

Police confirmed that a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following the attack in Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg. German reports suggested he had a history of mental health issues. Two others were taken to hospital with serious injuries and the public park was cordoned off by officers.

Two people, including a two-year-old boy, were killed and two others were severely injured in a stabbing attack in Bavaria on Wednesday, German police said.