Frankfurt:
Two United States airmen died Wednesday when a gunman opened fire on an American military bus at the Frankfurt airport, according American military officials in Europe.
Local media reports identified the suspected gunman as 21-year-old Kosovar. The German police said that two people were injured, one seriously.
According to one police spokesman, Jürgen Linker, the attack occurred outside Terminal 2 at the airport, one of Europe's busiest.
A Frankfurt police spokesman, Manfred Fuellhardt, said the bus was sitting outside the terminal when the gunman attacked. He said the two people killed were the bus driver and a passenger.
The United States military has several major bases in the Frankfurt region that serve as logistical hubs for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Local media reports identified the suspected gunman as 21-year-old Kosovar. The German police said that two people were injured, one seriously.
According to one police spokesman, Jürgen Linker, the attack occurred outside Terminal 2 at the airport, one of Europe's busiest.
A Frankfurt police spokesman, Manfred Fuellhardt, said the bus was sitting outside the terminal when the gunman attacked. He said the two people killed were the bus driver and a passenger.
The United States military has several major bases in the Frankfurt region that serve as logistical hubs for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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