Flyers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are causing a stir in the area of the south-western city of Karlsruhe after "deportation tickets" from the party appeared in letterboxes.

The AfD in the German city of Karlsruhe has been posting fake ‘deportation tickets’ to voters, including those with a migration background. The incident is being investigated by police as a hate crime.

The incident comes as far-right leaders are embracing increasingly radical proposals to deport migrants en masse ahead of a national election.

The “Deportation Ticket” stunt is being compared to a similar campaign in 1930s Germany by the Nazis. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party sent "deportation tickets" for "illegal immigrants" to mailboxes around the city of Karlsruhe, a local AfD official confirmed to dpa on Tuesday. Police in the western city have launched an investigation into the campaign stunt on suspicion of incitement to hatred.

During a party conference Alice Weidel publicly endorsed the mass "return" or deportation of people with a migrant background.

A former EU official is accused of suggesting the European Union could try to annul Germany’s election results if the right-wing party wins.