Frankfurt Airport shooting

papa_smurf · 03-02-11, 11:56 AM

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Two people have died after a gunman opened fire on a bus carrying American soldiers at Frankfurt Airport, police say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12621832

Source: BBC News 02/03/11 16:37

Growler · 03-02-11, 11:59 AM

Reports so far a US serviceman and the bus driver are known casualties, with at least two others seriously wounded.

Tough day for USAREUR.

tater · 03-02-11, 12:33 PM

All the news stories say he is from Kosovo...

probably a Kosovarian Quaker, I bet.

Gammelpreusse · 03-02-11, 03:19 PM

That happened about 10 kilometers from where I live. Noticed nothing, though.

However, my deepest condolences to the families and friends of those two airmen. I hope everything surrounding this will be cleared up really fast.

Betonov · 03-02-11, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

All the news stories say he is from Kosovo...

probably a Kosovarian Quaker, I bet.

Strange, US have been the Kosovo's biggest ally when it came to their independence.
Unless he's a Serb from kosovo, now they have a handful of grudges

Skybird · 03-02-11, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

Strange, US have been the Kosovo's biggest ally when it came to their independence.
Unless he's a Serb from kosovo, now they have a handful of grudges

Not very strange at all. Back then the ethnic structure of Kosovo was totally different. During and after the war many Albanians moved into Kosovo, turning it from a dominantly Serbian-orthodox-christian province run by the Serbian nationalists in Belgrade into an Albanian-Muslim place run by the Albanian-Kosovarian mafia, with a gangster as head of government.

But he has been democratically elected, so there must be something positive in all this.

03-02-11, 05:28 PM

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Not very strange at all. Back then the ethnic structure of Kosovo was totally different. During and after the war many Albanians moved into Kosovo, turning it from a dominantly Serbian-orthodox-christian province run by the Serbian nationalists in Belgrade into an Albanian-Muslim place run by the Albanian-Kosovarian mafia, with a gangster as head of government.

Even on something so simple skybird has trouble with truth.
Minority rule in the form of Serb minority dominance was watered down decades ago, the attempt to move in settlers and re introduce minority rule was the spark in the 80's which led the other yugoslav states to make their break from the serbs.

But to the topic, bad news, another murdering scumbag.
If he is a christian from north portion of the city of Mitrovica or a muslim from south Mitrovika he is still just a murdering scumbag.

Onkel Neal · 03-03-11, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

But he has been democratically elected, so there must be something positive in all this.

The way you say that, sounds like you are suggesting there is a better way to choose leaders?

03-02-11, 11:59 AM	#2
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Reports so far a US serviceman and the bus driver are known casualties, with at least two others seriously wounded. Tough day for USAREUR. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

03-02-11, 12:33 PM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	All the news stories say he is from Kosovo... probably a Kosovarian Quaker, I bet. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

03-02-11, 03:19 PM	#4
Gammelpreusse Planesman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 191 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That happened about 10 kilometers from where I live. Noticed nothing, though. However, my deepest condolences to the families and friends of those two airmen. I hope everything surrounding this will be cleared up really fast. __________________