Two die when gunman attacks U.S. service members at German airport

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Two die when gunman attacks U.S. service members at German airport

2011-03-03 01:01:53 GMT+7 (ICT)

FRANKFURT (BNO NEWS) -- Two U.S. airmen were killed on Wednesday afternoon when a gunman opened fire at a German airport, officials said.

A spokeswoman for U.S. Air Forces in Europe said an unidentified shooter killed two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport when he opened fire at a bus carrying American soldiers. It reportedly happened on a bus lane in the public part of Terminal 2. Two other U.S. airmen were injured, although their conditions were not immediately disclosed.

"The authorities have the shooter in custody," the spokeswoman said, adding that it was not yet known who the shooter is or what his motive was. German media identified the gunman as a 21-year-old man from Kosovo.

Frankfurt Airport is Germany's largest international airport and the third busiest in Europe.

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