Germany tightens controls at all borders

Germany's government has announced a new six-month tightening of border checks will come in from the start of next week, in the aftermath of an attack in the town of Solingen in August that left three people dead, for which the Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility.

The suspect detained is a Syrian national who had failed in his asylum application and was awaiting deportation from Germany.

Shortly after the incident, the far-right Alternative for Deutschland party, or AfD, enjoyed its biggest success yet in local elections.