Germany’s Opposition Leader Vows Border Controls After Knife Attack by Afghan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – In the wake of a deadly knife attack in Bavaria that left a two-year-old boy and an adult passerby dead, Germany’s main opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to implement immediate border controls if his party wins the upcoming federal elections next month.

The attack, which occurred in the city of Aschaffenburg on Wednesday, saw a 28-year-old Afghan asylum seeker stab several people, including a young boy of Moroccan descent and a 41-year-old man who attempted to intervene. Three others were injured in the incident.