Germany’s chancellor has vowed to end a culture of “misplaced tolerance” after a failed Afghan asylum seeker was arrested over the fatal stabbing on a toddler and a man during a nursery trip.

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 person has been arrested after the attack in the southern German state of Bavaria. The motives for the stabbing are still unclear, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it "an act of terror."

A two-year-old boy and a man aged 41 have been killed in a stabbing in a German park. Police confirmed that a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following the attack in Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg. Two others were taken to hospital with serious injuries and the public park was cordoned off by officers.

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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he would demand to know why the Afghan suspect in a deadly knife attack had been able to stay in the country. "The authorities must explain as quickly as possible why the attacker was even still in Germany,

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

Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children.

A knife attacker killed a two-year-old child and a man on Wednesday in a public park in Germany, where police arrested an Afghan man as the main suspect.

BERLIN (AP) — Two people, including a child, were killed and two others were severely injured in a stabbing attack in Bavaria on Wednesday, German police said. Police said a suspect was detained in the knife attack, which occurred in a park in the southern German town of Aschaffenburg.

Germany's opposition leader vows to toughen migration policies following a knife attack by an asylum-seeker. He pledges to enhance deportations and control borders if elected. The current government faces criticism amid rising far-right sentiments,