USAFE Airmen killed, wounded in Frankfurt airport shooting

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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) --  The two Airmen killed and two Airmen wounded in the shooting March 2 in Frankfurt were assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe units.

The shooting took place on a U.S. Air Force bus outside Terminal 2 of Frankfurt International Airport.

The bus was transporting a security forces team assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, from the airport to Ramstein Air Base. They were on their way to support Overseas Contingency Operations.

German authorities have the shooter in custody.

The names of the deceased are being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin.

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