A 28-year-old Afghan man is in police custody after attacking a group of kindergarteners in the German city of Aschaffenburg, killing two people, including a 2-year-old.

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

Police cordoned off the park after the knife attack on Wednesday morning 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.