2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting
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For the attack in 1985, see 1985 Frankfurt airport bombing.
The 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting occurred on 2 March 2011 at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. The shooter, Arid Uka, was arrested and charged with killing two United States Airmen and seriously wounding two others. He was convicted of murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life in prison on 10 February 2012.[1]
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Part of Terrorism in Germany and Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
Location | Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Date | 2 March 2011 (UTC+01) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapons | FN P35 pistol (9mm) |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 2 |
Perpetrator | Arid Uka |
Motive | Revenge for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan |
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According to the court judge at Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt, this was the first terrorist attack in Germany in which the perpetrator had an Islamist motive.[2]