breaking newsTwo US Air Force personnel have been killed in a shooting at Frankfurt airport, Sky sources have said.
Two other people are said to have been injured in the incident and police have reportedly arrested a 21-year-old suspect from Kosovo.
Shots were fired on a bus carrying US military, police have confirmed.
It happened in front of terminal 2 of the airport, which is continental Europe's second-biggest, a spokesman at the airport said.
The airport is not far from Ramstein air base, the headquarters of the US Air Force in Europe, and the US has several other bases in the region.
A US military source told Sky News that crews travelling on buses at airports would not necessarily be armed.
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US Soldiers Shot Dead At Frankfurt Airport
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Re: US Soldiers Shot Dead At Frankfurt Airport
Also, it was two Airmen that were killed, not Soldiers.
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Update (in German):
- the guy was acting alone
- he was browsing islamist websites and heard anti-western clerics preeching about Jihad
- there is no connection to a terrorist network, however the guy apparently went from "loser" to "extreme radical" in a matter of a few weeks.
- the guy was acting alone
- he was browsing islamist websites and heard anti-western clerics preeching about Jihad
- there is no connection to a terrorist network, however the guy apparently went from "loser" to "extreme radical" in a matter of a few weeks.
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Re: US Soldiers Shot Dead At Frankfurt Airport
Thanas, do you (or anyone else know) if there are security cameras where the attack occurred?
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If there were, they are not releasing the footage.
This is the only footage of the area, following the lady talking.
This is the only footage of the area, following the lady talking.
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Update:
The murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
The murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
It was just under one year ago that an Islamic extremist calmly boarded a bus at the Frankfurt airport before shooting to death two US servicemen and severely wounding two others. On Friday, a Frankfurt court sentenced the man, Arid U., to life in prison. As requested by the prosecution, the court also found that the attacker bears "particularly severe guilt," meaning that he won't be eligible for parole after 15 years as is standard in Germany.
The shootings, which took place on March 2, 2011, represented the first Islamist attack in Germany that authorities were unable to prevent. The court also found U. guilty of three counts of attempted murder and serious bodily harm.
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Re: US Soldiers Shot Dead At Frankfurt Airport
Why does Spiegel not give his last name (Uka)?
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Re: US Soldiers Shot Dead At Frankfurt Airport
.Thanas wrote:Update:
The murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
It was just under one year ago that an Islamic extremist calmly boarded a bus at the Frankfurt airport before shooting to death two US servicemen and severely wounding two others. On Friday, a Frankfurt court sentenced the man, Arid U., to life in prison. As requested by the prosecution, the court also found that the attacker bears "particularly severe guilt," meaning that he won't be eligible for parole after 15 years as is standard in Germany.
The shootings, which took place on March 2, 2011, represented the first Islamist attack in Germany that authorities were unable to prevent. The court also found U. guilty of three counts of attempted murder and serious bodily harm.
eligible for parole in only 15 years for double first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder?
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No, he is not eligible.
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It is not common for German news to do so due to privacy rights.Phil Skayhan wrote:Why does Spiegel not give his last name (Uka)?
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A decision must be made in the life of every nation at the very moment when the grasp of the enemy is at its throat. Then, it seems that the only way to survive is to use the means of the enemy, to rest survival upon what is expedient, to look the other way. Well, the answer to that is 'survival as what'? A country isn't a rock. It's not an extension of one's self. It's what it stands for. It's what it stands for when standing for something is the most difficult! - Chief Judge Haywood
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Re: US Soldiers Shot Dead At Frankfurt Airport
Please read the bolded part.Col. Crackpot wrote:.Thanas wrote:Update:
The murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
It was just under one year ago that an Islamic extremist calmly boarded a bus at the Frankfurt airport before shooting to death two US servicemen and severely wounding two others. On Friday, a Frankfurt court sentenced the man, Arid U., to life in prison. As requested by the prosecution, the court also found that the attacker bears "particularly severe guilt," meaning that he won't be eligible for parole after 15 years as is standard in Germany.
The shootings, which took place on March 2, 2011, represented the first Islamist attack in Germany that authorities were unable to prevent. The court also found U. guilty of three counts of attempted murder and serious bodily harm.
eligible for parole in only 15 years for double first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder?
Whoever says "education does not matter" can try ignorance
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A decision must be made in the life of every nation at the very moment when the grasp of the enemy is at its throat. Then, it seems that the only way to survive is to use the means of the enemy, to rest survival upon what is expedient, to look the other way. Well, the answer to that is 'survival as what'? A country isn't a rock. It's not an extension of one's self. It's what it stands for. It's what it stands for when standing for something is the most difficult! - Chief Judge Haywood
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My LPs
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A decision must be made in the life of every nation at the very moment when the grasp of the enemy is at its throat. Then, it seems that the only way to survive is to use the means of the enemy, to rest survival upon what is expedient, to look the other way. Well, the answer to that is 'survival as what'? A country isn't a rock. It's not an extension of one's self. It's what it stands for. It's what it stands for when standing for something is the most difficult! - Chief Judge Haywood
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