[quote]German officials say the suspect in the fatal shooting Wednesday of two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport has confessed to the crime.
The suspected gunman, Arid Uka, 21, from Kosovo, issued the confession before his expected appearance Thursday in a German court.
Two other U.S. airmen were wounded, one critically, when the suspect opened fire on a bus transporting U.S. Air Force members at the Frankfurt airport.
German federal prosecutors say they believe the shooting was motivated by Islamic extremism.
On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama said he is saddened and outraged by the attack. German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her condolences to the victims and their families, saying the government will do everything to find out what happened.
Kosovo's government also condemned the shooting.
Pamela Cook, deputy director of public affairs for the U.S. Air Force in Europe, told VOA Wednesday the airmen were on their way to a deployment when the shooting took place.
The U.S. military has a number of bases in Germany, including the Ramstein Air Base near Frankfurt. Many are used as hubs for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. [/quote]
[url]http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/German-Officials-Suspect-Confesses-to-Shooting-of-US-Airmen-117319158.html[/url]
I'm not sure why this hasn't been posted yet..
Did he ever say why he did it?
any reason as to why he shot them?
[url]http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Prosecutor-Islamic-Extremism-Suspected-in-US-Airmen-Shooting-117306428.html[/url]
[quote]German federal prosecutors say they suspect Wednesday's fatal shooting of two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport was motivated by Islamic extremism
The suspected gunman, 21-year-old Arif Uka from Kosovo, opened fire on a bus transporting U.S. Air Force members at the airport.
He is expected to appear before a judge Thursday in Germany.
U.S. President Barack Obama said he is saddened and outraged by the attack.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her condolences to the victims and their families, saying the government will do everything to find out what happened.
The government of Kosovo also condemning the shooting.[/quote]
Looks like it was a terrorist attack.
Goddamnit, religious extremism is a terrible thing. The Sergeant of my JROTC unit has a daughter stationed in Germany, and she was on the bus too I think. He got a call from her right after it happened, to say she was all right. It is such a shame that these brave airmen were killed. My heart goes out to their families.
Fuck, I love the U.S. Air Force. Those guys don't deserve to die :smith:.
Sounds like he should be put in Guantanamo, OR even better: killed, like the two soldiers working to preserve freedom.
I hope they give him the harshest sentence possible.
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