Sources told ABC News that the gunman boarded a shuttle bus at the Frankfurt airport. The bus was marked United States Air Force and was carrying 13 or 14 people, plus the driver.
When he opened fire, the gunman shouted "Allah Akbar," according to sources. He fired nine times, killing two and critically wounding two others before the gun jammed and he was subdued by other passengers. While being wrestled into submission, the suspect shouted either "Jihad Jihad" or "Allah Akbar," sources said.
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I thought by just being voted in Obama would end the war on terror since the world loved him. That is what they gave him the Peace Prize for, wasn't it?
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Hopefully our Kosovan miscreant had both a cell phone and a laptop. The next question: Sudden Jihad Syndrome or connected? And then, of course, is the connection to Al Qaeda in Yemen, or to one of the many groups that lead back to the ISI in Pakistan? If the last, things could get even more interesting for the Davis case...
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Kosovo Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi says German police have identified the suspect who is in custody as Arif Uka, a Kosovo citizen from the northern town of Mitrovica.
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How many billions has the USA spent on Kosovo in the last 15 years? I will bet it's around $50 billion. Fanny Mae has a better return on investment.
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Police have told German media it is not clear if it was a terrorist attack.
Officer Schultz, whatta ya think happend here?
Gee Sarge...I dunno...the guy was yellin' allah akbar er sumthin after we nabbed 'em. Whatta you make of it?
Hmmm...it could just be a simple robbery or, who knows, maybe a domestic lovers dispute. Well...we better investigate all angles. we don't want those media bastards callin' us bigots or anything.
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From NYT: The attack occurred outside Terminal 2 at the airport, one of Europes busiest, which has been under increased security in recent months, following warnings that Germany would be the target of terrorist attacks. In the aftermath of the shooting, the area was rapidly cordoned off, but the terminal continued operations.
Mr. Füllhardt said that the dark blue-gray bus had regular German license plates, in line with American military policy to make vehicles less conspicuous, but that it still probably stood out from German vehicles. The busload of airmen had just arrived from England, he said, and had boarded the bus to go to the American military base at Ramstein, which lies few dozen miles to the southwest of the Frankfurt Airport.
The suspect argued with the airmen before shooting one who was standing in the open door and the driver, Mr. Füllhardt said.
Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke about the attack in Berlin, according to Reuters, saying: We dont know the details but I would like to express how upset I am. We have to do everything we can to find out what happened.
The state interior minister, Boris Rhein, told reporters at the scene that security had been tightened and investigators were trying to ascertain exactly what happened.
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 God is great in Arabic.
Gee, what a surprise.
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Here's a question for military personnel - stateside, are American troops allowed to carry side arms while transporting themselves or being transported from base to base?
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Here's a question for military personnel - stateside, are American troops allowed to carry side arms while transporting themselves or being transported from base to base?
Are you kidding? They can't even carry side arms on base unless they are part of the security force. Nope, our soldiers are defanged as much as possible unless they are on the battlefield.
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The Wall Street Journal has an 8-photo slide show, for those who want to see the bus and surroundings. The article adds that the murderer lives in Frankfurt.
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I thought all the words the shooter was shouting was banned by Hildebeast! Americans can't say that stuff cause, it might make the Mohammedans mad at us.
Hows that working for you, thunder thighs?
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What was a 21-year-old from Kosovo doing curbside at FRA with a gun? He lives nearby. Just said hey, nice day for jihad, so I think I'll head to . . . the airport? and see what shakes out?
Gun ownership in Germany is pretty tightly regulated. So first he had to obtain one somehow, and then he probably went by car rather than packing heat on a train. FRA is as far from downtown Frankfurt as Dulles is from DC and just as much of a pain in the ass to get to by car.
Seems like a lot of risk and effort with not much of a plan in mind. Weird - but then, that's kind of SOP for the soldiers of Allan, isn't it.
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Looks like he works there. Apparently was born in Kosovo but grew up in Germany
Family members in Kosovo described the suspect as a devout Muslim, who was born and raised in Germany and worked at the airport.
In Mitrovica, family members identified him as Arid Uka, saying that he was born and educated in Germany where his family moved some 40 years ago. However, German police said he was born in Kosovo.
An uncle, Rexhep Uka, said the suspect's grandfather was a religious leader at a mosque in a village near Mitrovica.
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KFI said he was employed at the airport. Not-so-Sudden-Jihadi-Syndrome
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You know what? We put a lot of time and military effort into saving Kosovo.
Hey Kosovo, guess what? Next time the Serbs go genocidal on your ass, Fuck You. You're on your own. We ain't coming, and the Euros will stand there and wring their hand but let the Serbs kill your men and male children, rape the women, and burn your villages to the ground - just liek they did until we got there.
Other than the regret of loss of allegedly innocent human life as I would have for anywhere, I couldn't give a shit less that Kosovar's dead will be stack the dead 20 deep into those mass graves in the woods.
You reap what you sow. Enjoy being wiped out - the Serbs know they will have a green light after this.
[Tolo News] German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned on Tuesday after admitting to have copied part of a doctorate thesis.
"I was always ready to fight but I've reached the limit of my powers," Rooters quote Guttenberg, 39, as saying in a news briefing at the Defence Ministry in Berlin.
"I informed the chancellor in a very friendly conversation that I'm resigning from political offices and requested to be relieved. It's the most painful step of my life," Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said.
German Defence Minister had been accused of copying parts of his doctorate thesis without correct attribution and the German media had also nicknamed him Zu Copyberg and Zu Googleberg.
Guttenberg has admitted flaw in his dissertation, but has denied having plagiarised.
Guttenberg was the most popular member of Chancellor Merkel's cabinet and his loss is believed to be a severe blow to her party.
He last visited German troops in Afghanistan in mid February.
It is not clear whether the big shift in German defence leadership would lead to any change in German military involvement in Afghanistan.
Germany is one of the biggest troop contributing countries to the Nato-led mission in Afghanistan, and has nearly 5,000 troops mainly stationed in northern parts of the country.
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Friend of Biden??
Speaking of which, whatever happed to ole slo Joe?
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Speaking of which, whatever happed to ole slo Joe? Posted by: Alan Cramer
Joe is history. He'll be retiring any day now.... spend more time with his family. The Hildebeast will be moving into the numma-2 slot soon.
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