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Title: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: expat on March 02, 2011, 10:56:14 AM

Just read news that 2 US servicemen have been shot and killed getting of a bus at Frankfurt airport,so far they are saying one of the victims was a USAF airman.  :(

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: Vudu15 on March 02, 2011, 11:28:44 AM

yea well see Im just an hour south of there right now. stationed in Mannheim.

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: Maverick on March 02, 2011, 02:16:53 PM

If you find any info please post a link.

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: Dichotomy on March 02, 2011, 02:22:31 PM

I looked and didn't find much

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: usvi on March 02, 2011, 02:28:45 PM

Quote from: Maverick on March 02, 2011, 02:16:53 PM

If you find any info please post a link.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/02/us-germany-shooting-idUSTRE7214L020110302 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/02/us-germany-shooting-idUSTRE7214L020110302)

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: Yeager on March 02, 2011, 03:26:46 PM

Apparently there was some sort of altercation in front of the bus just before the shooting.  the shooter shouted the usual alah akbar stuff as he did his killing.  Our service people need to be constantly on the alert for this stuff.  God rest their souls.

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: Maverick on March 02, 2011, 03:39:46 PM

Here is another article about it. This is the second one I have seen on Yahoo but this one is very different from the first. The first author went out of his way to say it was anything but a terrorist act. The second article now indicates the suspect is a German born muslim.

Thoughts and prayers to the families of those killed and injured by this coward.
 

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: RTR on March 02, 2011, 08:47:47 PM

Sad news :(

I know that airport well..

I was stationed in Baden in the late 80's early 90's.

My heart goes out to their families.

RTR

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: Dichotomy on March 02, 2011, 08:58:31 PM

 :pray

Title: Re: Servicemen shot in frankfurt
Post by: Motherland on March 02, 2011, 09:16:33 PM

It would be interesting if this turned out to be some kind of terrorist attack considering that the US supports the independence of Kosovo...