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\n<\/span><\/p>\nProsecutors in Germany say they suspect Islamic militancy as the motive for a gun attack on US airmen at Frankfurt Airport, in which two died.<\/p>\n
The suspected gunman, who is in police custody, is of Kosovo Albanian origin.<\/p>\n
He allegedly fired on an air force bus, killing the driver and another man, and injuring two others.<\/p>\n
The dead men, who were based at RAF Lakenheath in eastern England, were not identified, pending notification to their families.<\/p>\n
They had just flown in from Britain and were about to travel to the nearby US air base at Ramstein, a hub for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
One airman with a gunshot wound to the head remained in critical condition at the Frankfurt University clinic on Thursday while the other injured man was not in a life-threatening condition, police said.<\/p>\n
US President Barack Obama has condemned the shooting as an “outrageous act”, and pledged to “ensure that all the perpetrators are brought to justice”.<\/p>\n
‘Engaged in Holy War’<\/span><\/p>\nThe suspect has been named as Arid Uka, 21, who is said to have been born in Germany to parents who moved there from Kosovo about 40 years ago. <\/p>\n
He grew up in Germany and was apparently working at the airport. <\/p>\n
Relatives in Kosovo were quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying that he was a “devout Muslim”.<\/p>\n
According to German newspapers, he portrayed himself as an Islamist on the internet. <\/p>\n
He saw “himself engaged in Holy War with infidels”, according to Die Welt, while Frankfurter Allgemeine reports that there were rumours he had planned to embark on a “killing spree”. <\/p>\n
German police said the shooting appeared to have occurred inside the bus, and the attacker seemed to be acting alone.<\/p>\n
The attack took place at roughly 1520 local time (1420 GMT) on Wednesday, just outside Terminal 2 in a bus lane open to the public. <\/p>\n
Police believe the gunman used a pistol or revolver. <\/p>\n
Four Islamic militants were convicted in March last year in Germany for plotting to bomb targets including Ramstein air base. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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