Posted on 03/02/2011 12:01:15 PM PST by Mozilla
The attack came as the bus sat outside Terminal 2 at the airport, according to Frankfurt police spokesman Manfred Fuellhardt. The bus driver and a passenger were killed, and one person suffered serious wounds and another light injuries, he said.
A source tells Fox News that the shooter yelled "Allah Akbar" when opening fire on the U.S. military personnel. He then dropped his gun at the scene, ran into the terminal and was subdued.
U.S. Air Force Europe spokeswoman Maj. Beverly Mock said all four victims were airmen. They were all based at the Lakenheath military base in Britain.
A military official in Europe says the airmen were going to be deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan.
President Obama said he was "saddened and outraged" by the shooting.
The president says the U.S. will spare no effort in finding out how the "outrageous" act took place and will ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. He called it a tragedy.
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At the airport, taxi cab driver Salimi Seraidon said he was sitting at a stand about 200 yards away when the attack took place and said it was over quickly as police rushed onto the scene.
"We just heard the shots," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
NOTE The following text is a quote:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Man with Murdering Members of the United States Air Force in Germany
U.S. Attorney’s Office
June 21, 2011
Southern District of New York
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JANICE K. FEDARCYK, the Assistant Director-In-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and RAYMOND W. KELLY, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York, announced today the filing of a criminal Complaint against ARID UKA, a/k/a “Abu Reyyan,” charging UKA with murdering and attempting to murder United States Air Force (“USAF”) personnel in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 2, 2011. The Complaint charges UKA with two counts of murdering officers of the United States Government, one count of attempting to murder officers of the United States Government, one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence resulting in death, and one count of committing an act of violence at an international civil airport resulting in the death of another person. UKA, 21, is currently in custody in Germany.
According to the Complaint filed today in Manhattan federal court:
On March 2, 2011, UKA approached a bus used to transport USAF personnel parked outside of Frankfurt International Airport. After confirming that the bus was used to transport United States military personnel, UKA approached Nicholas Alden, a member of the USAF, from behind and shot and killed him. After murdering Alden, UKA boarded the bus, in which approximately fifteen other USAF personnel were seated. Once on board the bus, UKA shot and killed the driver of the bus, Zachary Ryan Cuddeback, another member of the USAF. UKA then repeatedly fired his gun inside the bus at other USAF members, shooting and badly injuring two other USAF members on the bus. As UKA fired his gun, he repeated aloud an Arabic expression that means, “God is great,” and continued shooting until his gun did not fire. UKA then ran off the bus, pursued by a USAF member, and was ultimately apprehended by German law enforcement officers in the airport terminal.
Mr. BHARARA praised the investigative efforts of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (“JTTF”) in New York, especially those JTTF members from the FBI and the New York City Police Department; the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; and the FBI’s Legal Attaché offices in Germany. He also thanked the Department of Justice’s National Security Division and Office of International Affairs for their assistance in this case, and thanked German law enforcement officials and prosecutors, who are conducting their own investigation of this case under German law.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys JOHN P. CRONAN, EDWARD Y. KIM, and ANNA M. SKOTKO from the Office’s Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit are in charge of the prosecution.
The charges and allegations contained in the Complaint are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
http://www.investigativeproject.org/2991/man-charged-with-murdering-usaf-personnel-in
For The Record - The IPT Blog
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“Man Charged with Murdering USAF Personnel in Germany”
by IPT News • Jun 22, 2011 at 2:21 pm
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "AZERIJIHADMEDIA AND THE FRANKFURT SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "These folks clearly identify with global jihad and mostly publish in Russian, but the site does have an English section if you are so inclined. As noted here, Frankfurt Airport shooter Arid Uka is friends with German Salafist preachers using name "Dawaffm DE" who in turn are friends of AzeriJihadMedia at YouTube. AzeriJihadMedia also uploaded a video that was among the Favorites of Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour al-Abdaly.") (March 7, 2011)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ABU REYYAN'S MISSING FACEBOOK FRIENDS" (SNIPPET: "The following Facebook accounts that were friends with Frankfurt shooter Arid Uka AKA Abu Reyyan, seem to have gone missing since the attack.") (March 4, 2011)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS LINKED TO ARID UKA AKA ABU REYYAN... ON WHOM I HAD DATA PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING IN FRANKFURT" (March 4, 2011)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "FRANFURT SHOOTER ADMITS TO SHOUTING 'Allah Akbar' Arid Uka's Facebook Friends list was a 'Who's Who of the German Islamist Scene.'" by John Rosenthal (SNIPPET: "According to German press reports, Uka worked at a mail distribution center at the airport.") (March 4, 2011)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE FRANKFURT SHOOTER'S FACEBOOK, AND A LITTLE COLOR COMMENTARY" (SNIPPET: "The jihadi who shot four US service members in Frankfurt yesterday, killing two, left behind a Facebook account and 127 friends.") (March 3, 2011)
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007379.html
25 June 2011
Jihad in Seattle, and Revolution Muslim, et al
http://s88179113.onlinehome.us/2011-06-25/USA_v_Abdul-Latif_et-al%20Complaint.pdf
The Complaint - Background Link
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2729977/posts?page=28#28
#
“Harry M., AKA Isa al-Khattab: cyber shaheed”
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007391.html
SNIPPET: “circa April, 2011, links him to the social network of homegrown violent extremists (HVE’s) currently using the Shariah4 tag, as well as to the German Salafist scene that spawned Frankfurt shooter Arid Uka.
Finally, on Youtube you can also find a German news program’s interview with Harry M.:”
#
http://www.kens5.com/news/world/124706948.html
“Germany arrests teenage terror suspect”
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:31 AM
SNIPPET: “BERLIN (AP) — “German prosecutors say they have arrested a teenager on suspicion he supported a terrorist organization by posting Islamist propaganda texts and videos on the internet seeking to recruit suicide bombers and otherwise radicalize viewers.
Harry M., alias Isa al Khattab, is accused of supporting the Islamic State of Iraq, the al-Qaida front group in Iraq, and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan which hopes to create an Islamic state across Central Asia.”
SNIPPET: “...arrested in the northern German city of Neumuenster”
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Previously...
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007251.html
01 April 2011
“Search in a Can: Arid Uka”
Corrected post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2729977/posts?page=28#28
#
Archived Copy Link:
http://s88179113.onlinehome.us/2011-06-29/Islamic_Hacker_Union.html
#
“Harry M., AKA Isa al-Khattab: cyber shaheed”
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007391.html
SNIPPET: “Brother Harry M., who operated online as the Islamic Hacker Union, has been arrested in Neumünster, Germany.
His site islamic-hacker-union.org:”
SNIPPET: “At the time of his arrest, islamic-hacker-union.org was hosted on the IP address 95.0.239.251, part of a block of IPs assigned to a Turkish gentleman named Sedef Razi and previously linked to the online activities of German jihadi site Islam Brüderschaft.
Like all (re)distributors of high quality jihadist media, including official communications from terrorist organizations such al-Qaida, Harry M. had to deal with the problem of storing and sharing very large files. In addition to the ever-popular archive.org, Harry M. also used the following two German domains:
ummah-host.de
Example: http://archive.ummah-host.de/AMISOM1FINAL.mp4
and
islamic-network.de
Example: http://islamic-network.de/ihu/NasheedPack.zip
Both ummah-host.de and islamic-network.de are registered to Sebastian Wulf, of Bad Doberan, Germany, who does business as WulfNetworx.de. Both domains reside on IP address 85.114.141.130, which is provided to WulfNetworx.de by fastIT.net of Düsseldorf, Germany.”
SNIPPET: “On Youtube Harry M. operated under the name IHUNION, before his account was targeted by the Youtube Smackdown Crew et al.”
#
http://www.kens5.com/news/world/124706948.html
“Germany arrests teenage terror suspect”
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:31 AM
SNIPPET: “BERLIN (AP) — “German prosecutors say they have arrested a teenager on suspicion he supported a terrorist organization by posting Islamist propaganda texts and videos on the internet seeking to recruit suicide bombers and otherwise radicalize viewers.
Harry M., alias Isa al Khattab, is accused of supporting the Islamic State of Iraq, the al-Qaida front group in Iraq, and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan which hopes to create an Islamic state across Central Asia.”
SNIPPET: “...arrested in the northern German city of Neumuenster”
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Previously...
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007243.html
30 March 2011
“Islam Bruederschaft: distributing Inspire Magazine”
SNIPPET: “See also:
• IslamBruederschaft.com: celebrating the act of Arid Uka and praying for his swift release
and
• Murat Bin Murat
Keywords: Islam Bruederschaft, Jihad, Turkey, Terrorism, Germany, Arid Uka, Frankfurt, aQAP, Inspire, Anwar al-Awlaki, Samir Khan”
Previously...
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007243.html
30 March 2011
“Islam Bruederschaft: distributing Inspire Magazine”
SNIPPET: “See also:
• IslamBruederschaft.com: celebrating the act of Arid Uka and praying for his swift release
and
• Murat Bin Murat
Keywords: Islam Bruederschaft, Jihad, Turkey, Terrorism, Germany, Arid Uka, Frankfurt, aQAP, Inspire, Anwar al-Awlaki, Samir Khan”
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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007199.html
07 March 2011
“IslamBruederschaft.com: celebrating the act of Arid Uka and praying for his swift release”
#
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007200.html
07 March 2011
“Murat Bin Murat”
SNIPPET: “Among the more interesting of Arid Uka/Abu Reyyan’s Turkish friends is this gentleman:”
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007407.html
01 August 2011
“Site Azerijihadmedia.com? Down”
#
Previously...
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007198.html
7 March 2011
“AzeriJihadMedia and the Frankfurt shooting”
http://www.taz.de/Terror-im-Netz/!74971/
#
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007409.html
01 August 2011
“islambruederschaft.com? Down. Admin? Under arrest.”
SNIPPET: “The best story is this, from taz.de...
Aus für deutsche Dschihad-Seiten
...which notes that:
Vorgestern gab es noch mal neues Material für die Brüder und Schwestern im Kampf gegen die Ungläubigen. Da stellten die Macher des deutschen Dschihad-Blogs „Islambrüderschaft“ die neueste Ausgabe der Al-Qaida-nahen Terrorpostille „Inspire“ auf ihre Seite.
The article also claims Frankfurt shooter Arid Uka had downloaded jihadi materials from the islambruederschaft.com site:”
SNIPPET: “The admin is identified as 21 year old Afghan Omid H., who used the pseudonym Mustafa al-Farsi.
And what was the last thing Omid tweeted?”
“Salafist preacher and Internet activist indicted in Germany”
September 13, 2011
SNIPPET: “Ibrahim Abou-Nagie, a salafi/jihadi preacher very active online, has been indicted in Cologne, Germany. Abou-Nagie, together with Abu Dujana of Bonn, operate as Die Wahre Religion (The True Religion). They are cited in multiple cases including those of the now-deceased Bekkay Harrach, and more recently Robert M. (arrested with an associate attempting to enter Britain whilst in possession of jihadist materials including Inspire magazine), not to mention Arid Uka, the Frankfurt shooter:”
http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?153-Frankfurt-shooter-deep-into-jihad-prosecutors
“Frankfurt Shooter Deep Into Jihad: Prosecutors”
September 25, 2011
#
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20110914-37585.html
“Frankfurt shooter deep into jihad: prosecutors”
Published: 14 Sep 11 15:34 CET
SNIPPET: “German prosecutors on Wednesday said the Kosovar man accused of killing two US airmen at Frankfurt’s Airport in March had a long fascination with Islamist propaganda, contradicting his previous statements.”
SNIPPET: “Arid Uka, 21, has admitted to shooting and killing Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden, 25, and Airman 1st Class Zachary R. Cuddeback, 21, as they prepared to depart to Afghanistan. Two other military personnel were wounded in what has been called the first ever jihadist attack on German soil.
As Uka tried to shoot a fifth person, his gun jammed, according to authorities.”
SNIPPET: “The prosecutors introduced internet chat logs from a year before the shooting, showing Uka had spoken with friends online about Islamist violence.
In the conversations he debated with acquaintances over whether violent attacks were justified in Islam.”
#
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007251.html
01 April 2011
“Search in a Can: Arid Uka”
“Pathologist testifies at Frankfurt shooting trial
By NANCY MONTGOMERY AND MIKE ABRAMS
Stars and Stripes
Published: December 12, 2011”
FRANKFURT, Germany
http://www.investigativeproject.org/3439/german-court-convicts-american-military-killer
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“German Court Convicts American Military Killer”
by IPT News • Feb 10, 2012 at 1:29 pm
SNIPPET: “An Islamic extremist who killed two U.S. soldiers last year in Germany was convicted or murder Friday and sentenced to life in prison. German Judge Thomas Sagebiel ruled Arid Uka’s crime deserved “particularly severe guilt,” a term which rules out the customary parole for such criminals after 15 years, Fox News reports.
The 22-year-old ethnic Albanian from Kosovo ambushed a group of American servicemen while they were in transit at Frankfurt’s international airport, killing two airmen and severely wounding two others. The terrorist’s attack was cut short when his gun jammed, saving the life of Staff Sgt. Trevor Brewer, who also took the stand in Germany. Uka was shouting Allahu Akhbar and had “hate in his eyes,” the soldier testified.
Uka, who had a temporary job at the airport...”
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/10/german-court-sentences-us-airmens-killer-to-life/
“German court sentences US airmen’s killer to life”
Published February 10, 2012
Associated Press
SNIPPET: “FRANKFURT, Germany — An Islamic extremist who killed two U.S. airmen bound for Afghanistan at Frankfurt airport last year and injured two others was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
The state court in Frankfurt convicted 22-year-old Arid Uka of two counts of murder. It also found him guilty of three counts of attempted murder and serious bodily harm for wounding two other servicemen and taking aim at a third before his 9 mm pistol jammed.
Uka, an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, killed Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden, 25, from South Carolina, and Airman 1st Class Zachary R. Cuddeback, 21, from Virginia in the March 2 attack on the Afghanistan-bound servicemen as they were boarding a bus at the airport.”
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/01/16/2-americans-honored-for-catching-terror-suspect-in-germany/
“2 Americans honored for catching terror suspect in Germany”
Published January 16, 2012
Associated Press
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