'Islamic extremism' behind Frankfurt attack

The attacker who killed two British-based US airmen and wounded two others at Frankfurt airport appears to have been motivated by Islamic extremism, say German prosecutors.

The attacker who killed two British-based US airmen and wounded two others at Frankfurt airport appears to have been motivated by Islamic extremism, say German prosecutors.

They said in a statement today that “because of the circumstances there is a suspicion that it was an Islamist motivated act”.

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