Germany brings charges against Frankfurt Airport shooter

Germany has brought charges against the man accused of murdering two US servicemen en route to Afghanistan in broad daylight at Frankfurt Airport in March. Prosecutors declined to charged him with terrorism.

German authorities have indicted a man accused of shooting two US airmen at Frankfurt International Airport in March. Arid U., who is of Kosovar background, was accused of killing US servicemen Nicholas Alden and Zachary Cuddeback.

The 21-year old was also charged with three counts of attempted murder, for trying to kill three others before his gun jammed.

He faces life imprisonment. 

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Yemen: 6 policeman killed in al-Qaida attack

SANAA, 14th May: At least six Yemeni policemen were killed and another one wounded on Saturday in an al-Qaida attack in southern province of Al-Bayda, a local security official said.

The attack targeted the policemen security checkpoint in Lamsan district in Radaa town of Al-Bayda, the official told Xinhua News on condition of anonymity.

"Following the attack, the al-Qaida militants seized the policemen's weapons and two security vehicles then fled," the official added without elaborating further.

$5 million offered for capture of JI leader

MANILA, May 3: The Philippine military is seeking the assistance of the public to neutralize the top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader, who is believed to be hiding in the country.

The person who can give the military information on the whereabouts of JI leader Zulkifli Abdhir will be given 5 million U. S. dollars as reward, Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang said.

"The U.S. Rewards For Justice Program is offering a payment of up to 5 million U.S. dollars for information leading to the capture of Abdhir. A priority of the U.S. Rewards For Justice Program is maintaining the anonymity of the source," Cabangbang said.

Adhir is facing a terrorism-related charge before a US federal court and is in the US State Department's list of most wanted terrorists.

At least 30 JI members have been earlier said to be have been operating in the country, including Omar Patek who was arrested last January in Pakistan.

Source: Xinhua