2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting
| 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of Terrorism in Germany and Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
An improvised memorial to the victims, a few days after the attack: Wut, Trauer + warum? ('Anger, mourning + why?') | |
| Location | Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Date | 2 March 2011 (UTC+01:00) |
| Target | United States Air Force |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | FN P35 pistol (9 mm) |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Arid Uka |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
The 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting occurred on 2 March 2011 at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. The shooter, Arid Uka, was arrested and charged with killing two United States Airmen and seriously wounding two others. He was convicted of murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life in prison on 10 February 2012.
According to the court judge at Oberlandesgericht (Higher Regional Court) Frankfurt, this was the first terrorist attack in Germany in which the perpetrator had an Islamist motive.