From Creeping Sharia:
Frankfurt jihadist linked to ‘Veritable Who’s Who of German Salafism’
Posted on March 3, 2011 by creeping
‘That is part of this beautiful religion. One is allowed to fight the unbelievers when attacked.’ ~ Arid Uka, Muslim jihadi’s Facebook page via Daily Mail
via WTOP.com – Killing of U.S. Air Force personnel a terrorist act.
WASHINGTON — Wednesday’s attack on a bus full of U.S. airmen was terrorism. German investigators have told reporters it was deliberate and the suspect has confessed.
via Facebook Jihad: The Radical Islamist Roots of the Frankfurt Attack – SPIEGEL ONLINE
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 at the Frankfurt Airport on Wednesday afternoon was an Islamist terror attack.
The alleged perpetrator, Arid U., who admitted on Thursday to having carried out the attack, appears to have had extensive contact with radical Islamists via his Facebook page. SPIEGEL ONLINE has also learned that the shooting, which killed two American airmen and injured two others, possibly came after the gunman, identified as Arid U., was unable to leave Germany and travel to Afghanistan. Instead, the 21-year-old airport employee opted to attack US troops in Germany, according to a jihadist website. No proof for the assertion is offered, but the jihadists claim to have been in contact with acquaintances of Arid U.
SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that Arid U., told police that he acted alone. He says that one day before the attack, he watched a video on YouTube which he says showed the rape of Muslim women. He says the film upset him so much that he decided to take action. Investigators consider his testimony to be credible, but are continuing to look into possible accomplices. Such films as that described by U., often propaganda videos, have circulated among jihadists for some time.
The attack is thought to be the first deadly, Islamist-motivated attack in Germany. And investigators doubt that it was as spontaneous as Arid U. makes it sound. On the one hand, he appeared to know when and where to find US soldiers at the airport. On the other, SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that he told interrogators that he bought the weapon used in the attack months ago.
Arid U., who is originally from predominantly Muslim Kosovo, has left plenty of digital clues pointing to his adherence to radical Islamism. Two weeks prior to the shooting, he posted a link on his Facebook wall to a jihadist battle hymn. “I can no longer stand this life of humiliation among you,” read the lyrics. “My weapon is ready at all times.”
A fair number of his 125 Facebook friends would also seem to be sympathetic to radical Islamism. Anti-Semitic, anti-American and anti-Shiite comments are plentiful on both Arid U.’s Facebook page and those of his friends.
Some of the connections, however, are of particular interest to investigators, especially those with well-known figures in the Islamist scene. “He seems to have belonged to an unstructured militant-Salafist environment,” said a source familiar with the investigation.
‘Veritable Who’s Who of German Salafism’
Salafists are pious Muslims who place particular emphasis in emulating as far as possible the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the first generation of his followers. It is a movement that has been growing for years. While most Salafists are more political than they are militant, there is a segment with significant crossover with the jihadist-terror scene. Several of Arid U.’s contacts appear to come from this gray area. In referring to U.’s contacts, one high-ranking security official spoke on Thursday morning of a “veritable who’s who of German salafism.”
Jawa Report via Internet Haganah also points out that one of the jihadi’s Facebook friends is linked to an American convert to Islam who also espouses jihad:
Salahudin Ibn Ja’far is Jihad Kathie of Indianapolis’ husband
Frankfurt jihadist linked to ‘Veritable Who’s Who of German Salafism’
Posted on March 3, 2011 by creeping
‘That is part of this beautiful religion. One is allowed to fight the unbelievers when attacked.’ ~ Arid Uka, Muslim jihadi’s Facebook page via Daily Mail
via WTOP.com – Killing of U.S. Air Force personnel a terrorist act.
WASHINGTON — Wednesday’s attack on a bus full of U.S. airmen was terrorism. German investigators have told reporters it was deliberate and the suspect has confessed.
via Facebook Jihad: The Radical Islamist Roots of the Frankfurt Attack – SPIEGEL ONLINE
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 at the Frankfurt Airport on Wednesday afternoon was an Islamist terror attack.
The alleged perpetrator, Arid U., who admitted on Thursday to having carried out the attack, appears to have had extensive contact with radical Islamists via his Facebook page. SPIEGEL ONLINE has also learned that the shooting, which killed two American airmen and injured two others, possibly came after the gunman, identified as Arid U., was unable to leave Germany and travel to Afghanistan. Instead, the 21-year-old airport employee opted to attack US troops in Germany, according to a jihadist website. No proof for the assertion is offered, but the jihadists claim to have been in contact with acquaintances of Arid U.
SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that Arid U., told police that he acted alone. He says that one day before the attack, he watched a video on YouTube which he says showed the rape of Muslim women. He says the film upset him so much that he decided to take action. Investigators consider his testimony to be credible, but are continuing to look into possible accomplices. Such films as that described by U., often propaganda videos, have circulated among jihadists for some time.
The attack is thought to be the first deadly, Islamist-motivated attack in Germany. And investigators doubt that it was as spontaneous as Arid U. makes it sound. On the one hand, he appeared to know when and where to find US soldiers at the airport. On the other, SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that he told interrogators that he bought the weapon used in the attack months ago.
Arid U., who is originally from predominantly Muslim Kosovo, has left plenty of digital clues pointing to his adherence to radical Islamism. Two weeks prior to the shooting, he posted a link on his Facebook wall to a jihadist battle hymn. “I can no longer stand this life of humiliation among you,” read the lyrics. “My weapon is ready at all times.”
A fair number of his 125 Facebook friends would also seem to be sympathetic to radical Islamism. Anti-Semitic, anti-American and anti-Shiite comments are plentiful on both Arid U.’s Facebook page and those of his friends.
Some of the connections, however, are of particular interest to investigators, especially those with well-known figures in the Islamist scene. “He seems to have belonged to an unstructured militant-Salafist environment,” said a source familiar with the investigation.
‘Veritable Who’s Who of German Salafism’
Salafists are pious Muslims who place particular emphasis in emulating as far as possible the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the first generation of his followers. It is a movement that has been growing for years. While most Salafists are more political than they are militant, there is a segment with significant crossover with the jihadist-terror scene. Several of Arid U.’s contacts appear to come from this gray area. In referring to U.’s contacts, one high-ranking security official spoke on Thursday morning of a “veritable who’s who of German salafism.”
Jawa Report via Internet Haganah also points out that one of the jihadi’s Facebook friends is linked to an American convert to Islam who also espouses jihad:
Salahudin Ibn Ja’far is Jihad Kathie of Indianapolis’ husband
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