A tragic knife attack in Aschaffenburg claimed the lives of two individuals, including a toddler. The Afghan suspect, previously violent and undergoing psychiatric treatment, is in custody. Mayor Jurgen Herzing expressed his devastation and called for community calm while warning against attributing the actions of one individual to an entire demographic. The incident is set against a backdrop of upcoming elections and historical parallels to other violent migrant-related attacks in Germany, raising concerns about a possible 'spiral of violence and hatred'.
Herzing sees 'parallels' with earlier attacks referencing deadly incidents in the cities of Magdeburg, Solingen and Wurzburg where migrants injured and killed innocent people.
Aschaffenburg's mayor urged calm while acknowledging the community's anger and grief, emphasizing that one person's actions should not define an entire population.
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