03-02-2011, 11:06
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Two American Servicemembers Killed in Frankfurt Shooting
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/shoot...ry?id=13037467
Two American Servicemembers Killed in Frankfurt Shooting
Two Servicemembers Also Injured in Shooting at Frankfurt Airport
By LUIS MARTINEZ
March 2, 2011
A gunman opened fire inside a bus carrying U.S. servicemembers at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, today, killing two members of the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. official said.
One of the dead was the bus driver. Two other American servicemembers were reportedly seriously injured in the incident.
The servicemembers were not based in Germany but were transiting through, another U.S. official told ABC News, and it appears the gunman was on the bus when he shot at them. There is no information yet on whether this was an airport shuttle or one specifically for U.S. military personnel.
German police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect from Kosovo.
The incident remains under investigation and it is unclear if the shooting was related to terrorism....
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03-02-2011, 11:41
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Hmmm, let me guess......
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Originally Posted by incarcerated
.......German police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect from Kosovo........
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Nah.
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03-02-2011, 11:45
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RIP, heroes.
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03-02-2011, 11:58
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Rest in Peace Airmen and thank you for your service. Prayers out to your family, friends and fellow Airmen, as well as for a complete recovery for the wounded.
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03-02-2011, 12:36
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Rest in peace, Airmen. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
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03-02-2011, 12:50
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Rest In Peace, brothers.
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03-02-2011, 14:11
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Rest in peace, Airmen. My condolences to the family and friends.
I hope the injured have a speedy recovery.
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03-02-2011, 18:47
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Rest in Peace, Airmen. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. You will ALWAYS be missed and NEVER forgotten.
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03-02-2011, 19:46
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Rest In Peace and Thank You
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03-02-2011, 21:18
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Considering that Frankfurt is one of the major businesss and transportation centers in Europe I'm kind of suprised we haven't witnessed more terrorist activity there. In addition to the airport, O'Reilly's Irish Pub and the train station downtown would be prime targets. O'Reilly's is where all of the American and British business expatriates hang out.
To the fallen, rest in peace.
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03-03-2011, 11:46
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The gunman is being described as a "recently radicalized" Islamist.
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03-03-2011, 14:26
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R I P Airmen:
Prayers out to you and your families, meanwhile Your Commander In Chief is "Outraged" Also "The Muslims" in Britian are "offended" because the Holocaust is being taught in British Schools. This ass-kissing shit has to STOP and the offended need to be taught a lesson....Tough Times don't Last...Tough People DO...tom kelly
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03-03-2011, 15:43
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RIP to the fallen. I knew and trained with the two wounded. We're on the same deployment. One should recover, but the other is still in critical condition. My prayers are with them both.
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03-04-2011, 00:53
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RIP Airmen! You shall not be forgotten!
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03-04-2011, 04:05
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RIP Warriors, Vaya con Dios..
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