Two killed in knife attack in German park, suspect arrested

Joachim Herrmann (CSU)the bavarian Interior Minister

As a result, on December 11, the [ministry for immigration and asylum] finally closed the asylum procedure and asked the person concerned to leave the country,

Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann told a press conference

The Aschaffenburg police, with the support of surrounding departments, launched a large-scale search for the suspect immediately after the incident became known

In a press release following the incident, Lower Franconia Police confirmed

The circumstances of this inconceivable act must be fully clarified,

he added

I am sick of such acts of violence occurring every few weeks,

he said in a statement

A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested close to the crime scene'

Local police said