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Details Emerge in Frankfurt Airport Attack
Mar 3, 2011 | 19:08 GMT
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Summary
Further details have come to light in the investigation of the March 2 shooting in Frankfurt, Germany, targeting U.S. military personnel. The suspect, Arif (or Arid) Uka, is a 21-year-old ethnic Kosovar Albanian who apparently was radicalized in Germany. He reportedly worked at the airport where the attack took place and may have done pre-operational surveillance while at his job. Uka is the first Albanian involved in a jihadist attack in Europe, though Albanians have taken part in planning such attacks elsewhere. More attacks by grassroots jihadists like Uka can be expected.
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