German court sentences US airmen's killer, Islamic extremist Arid Uka, to life in prison
Two U.S. airmen were killed by an Islamic extremists during an attack at the Frankfurt airport in Germany on March 2, 2011.
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Posted: 02/10/2012
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - An Islamic extremist who admitted killing two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport in 2011 has been convicted of murder.
The state court in Frankfurt found 22-year-old Arid Uka guilty Friday and sentenced him to life in prison for the March 2 attack on Afghanistan-bound servicemen as they boarded a bus at the airport.
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.
News agency dapd said he was also convicted of attempted murder and serious bodily harm for wounding two other servicemen and taking aim at a third before his pistol jammed.
The court found that Uka bears "particularly severe guilt," meaning he won't immediately be eligible for parole after 15 years as is usual in Germany.
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