Knife attack in Germany

Scholz: "I'm tired of violent acts every other week"

The suspected perpetrator behind the stabbing attack in Germany had a history of crime and mental illness, German media report. His asylum application had been rejected and he should have already left the country, according to information to Welt.

Now Chancellor Olaf Scholz is demanding answers from the authorities as to why the man, who is an Afghan citizen, was even in Germany.

"I'm tired of violent acts every other week with perpetrators who have come here to seek protection," he writes on X, promising "immediate consequences."

A child and an adult were stabbed to death in the stabbing attack in the southern German city of Aschaffenburg on Wednesday, Bild reports. A child and an adult are also being treated in hospital with serious injuries.

According to unconfirmed reports, the perpetrator attacked a preschool group. Two people were seriously injured, including a child who is being treated in hospital.

Two dead and two seriously injured in German knife attack

Two people have been killed in a knife attack in the city of Aschaffenburg in southern Germany, writes the German Bild. One of the dead is a two-year-old child, according to information to the newspaper. The other is a 41-year-old man.

According to unconfirmed groups, the perpetrator has attacked a preschool group. Two seriously injured people, including a child, are being treated in hospital.

The attack occurred in Schöntalpark in the central parts of the city and the area has been cordoned off after the incident. Police say the background to the attack is unclear.

A 28-year-old suspected perpetrator has been arrested. According to information to the news agency Dpa, he has a history of mental illness, writes Zeit.