Two US soldiers have been killed and two more injured in a gun attack on their coach at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, today.
The attack, which occurred around 3.15pm, is believed to have been carried out by a lone gunman. Local media sources have identified the individual as a 21 year-old Kosovan man who worked at the airport. Following the shooting he ran into the lobby of Terminal 2 where he was arrested by German police.
The attack has been condemned by US President Barack Obama. It is understood that the soldiers had just arrived from London and where on their way to Afghanistan. It is believed that the bus was easily identified as a US military transport as it had Air Forcet license plates.
US soldiers have frequently been targeted in Europe over the course of the last 30 years. A far-left Communist group known as the Red Army Faction had been responsible for the deaths of six US soldiers and the bombing of a number of barracks in Germany.
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