After Frankfurt Attack, Germany Checks Possibilities to Detect Online Radicalisation

15 March 2011 Arid U., who killed two US soldiers at Frankfurt Airport, went through an intense phase of radicalisation for around two years prior to the attack. However, this development took place almost exclusively on the internet and was therefore hardly visible to people in Arid U.’s environment nor to security services. German officials…

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Reaction to Frankfurt Attack: US Officials Urge Caution after Airport Shooting

4 March 2011 Although German and US investigators are still looking into the shooting at Frankfurt Airport that left two US airmen dead, German officials have played down the need for more security at US installations and public places. American officials cautioned military personnel and civilians to remain vigilant, and published a self-help antiterrorism guide…

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The Radical Islamist Roots of the Frankfurt Attack

3 March 2011 Arid U., who has confessed to the Wednesday shooting of two US airmen at the Frankfurt airport, was an unfriendly loner, say his neighbors. But his list of Facebook friends indicate that the 21-year-old had several contacts with radical Islamists. Indications are mounting that the assault on a bus carrying US soldiers…

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