Photos show a small child - seemingly a little girl - being held by one arm while reaching down to a man on a ladder in a desperate bid to escape the smoke and flames in Essen, Germany.

A man with a machete caused terror across the city of Essen in Germany and left 30 people injured including eight children

Dozens of people, including eight children, have been injured after a machete-wielding man allegedly set fire to homes and rammed a van into shops in a terrifying rampage in Germany.

A Syrian suspect has been arrested following chaos in Germany, with fires tearing through two blocks of flats, leaving 30 people hurt, including eight children., in the city of Essen.

Police in Germany say they have arrested a man over two arson attacks and a van collision. Two children were critically injured in one of the attacks, believed to have been aimed at a particular family.

A Syrian suspect has been arrested following chaos in Germany with fires tearing through two blocks of flats leaving 30 people hurt, including eight children.

A Syrian man has been arrested after arson attacks left more than 30 people injured, including eight children. Fires were started at two apartment blocks and a van was rammed into shops in the western Germany city of Essen on Saturday night.