KARLSRUHE, Germany — The pistol used to kill two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt’s airport jammed with six rounds left, possibly saving the lives of other American troops on their way to Afghanistan, a German investigator said Friday.
Two other U.S. Air Force personnel were wounded in the attack Wednesday by Arid Uka, 21, an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo who had lived in Germany for years.
When Uka saw the busload of 16 airmen parked outside Terminal 2 heading to nearby Ramstein Air Base, he approached one standing outside and, under the pretext of asking for a cigarette, asked whether they were on their way to Afghanistan.
Uka then stormed onto the bus, yelling “Allah Akbar!” — Arabic for “God is great!” — and started shooting, said prosecutor Rainer Griesbaum.
