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Boy, two, and man, 41, killed as two others injured in Germany knife attack

Two people have been killed and two others injured in a stabbing in the southern German state of Bavaria.

A man, described by police as a 28-year-old Afghan national, has been arrested following the knife attack in a park in Aschaffenburg on Wednesday.

A two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man were killed, police said in a post on X.

Two seriously injured people were receiving hospital treatment. A cordon remains in place around the scene.

Officers have said the motive for the attack is currently unclear.

Rescue vehicles are seen near a crime scene in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
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Near the crime scene in Aschaffenburg.
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The suspect was detained at the scene in Schoental park, an English-style garden in the Bavarian city, where the attack
occurred at around 10.45am.

A witness is being questioned, police added. They said there was no indication of further suspects and no danger to the public, in a post on social media platform X.

More on Germany

Rescue and security worker are seen near a crime scene in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
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Germany is on high alert after a string of violent attacks, including a car ramming into crowds at a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg in December, killing six people and injuring about 200.

A Saudi doctor was arrested over the attack.

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