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2 dead in Frankfurt airport shooting
Shooting attack on bus carrying US troops kills two people, injures two others. German authorities arrest 21-year-old suspect from Kosovo
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Latest Update: 03.02.11, 18:22 / Israel News
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German officials said shots were fired "near or on" a bus carrying US soldiers Wednesday, killing at least two people.
An airport spokesman said shooting took place in front of Terminal 2 of what is continental Europe's second-biggest hub.
Frankfurt shooting scene (Photo: AP)
Frankfurt police spokesman Manfred Fuellhardt said the two killed were the bus driver and a passenger, and that one person suffered serious wounds.
He could not confirm whether any of the casualties were US military personnel.
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Earlier, news agency DAPD reported two US soldiers were killed and two others wounded, citing Frankfurt police. There was no immediate information on further casualties.
The US Army Europe initially said it had no immediate information on the incident but was looking into it.
The German police arrested a 21-year-old man from Kosovo on suspicion of involvement in the shooting.
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Of course, we knew that the "Islamist slogans" that Arif Uka shouted were "Allahu akbar," but here is direct confirmation. Note that the New York Times never identifies Uka as a Muslim, much less an Islamic jihadist, and translates his shout to "G-d is great," thus further obscuring the jihadist nature of this attack. "Shooting at Germany Airport Kills 2 U.S. Airmen," by Judy Dempsey and Elisabeth Bumiller for the New York Times, March 2:
BERLIN — Two United States airmen were killed and two injured on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire on an American military bus at the Frankfurt airport, according to American military officials in Europe....
The suspected gunman, who is in custody, is 21-year-old Kosovar who lives in Frankfurt, according to a city police spokesman, Manfred Füllhardt....
The suspect argued with some of the airmen before shooting one who was standing in the open door as well as the driver, Mr. Füllhardt said. The suspect was captured by a Hesse state police officer who was at the airport, which typically has heavy security especially following warnings in recent months that Germany would be a terror target....
A man whose office is near the site of the shooting said it was an area where buses load arriving passengers. Speaking on condition of anonymity to protect his business, he said witnesses told him that the gunman first talked to the military personnel to find out who they were and then opened fire, shouting “G-d is great” in Arabic....