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BofA MBS settlement shocker: Grais removes case to federal court Related Topics World » Arid Uka arrives for the start of his trial at the higher regional court in Frankfurt, August 31, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Alex Domanski By Jonathan Gould FRANKFURT | Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:39am EDT FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian man confessed to shooting dead two U.S. airmen and wounding two more at Frankfurt airport in March, telling a packed German courtroom on Wednesday he was swayed by Islamist lies and could not undo what he had done. Arid Uka, who entered the wood-paneled court for the start of his trial in a knee-length white shirt, was charged with two counts of murder and three of attempted murder. He could face a life sentence. Pausing to wipe his eyes, Uka told the court he felt he had to act after he was shocked by a video the night before the attack that appeared to show U.S. soldiers raping Muslim women. "I had to do something, I had these pictures in my head," he said in halting but good German. Although Uka was born in Kosovo, he went to school in Frankfurt. He said he had discussed religion and politics with an American friend. Uka said, however, he had been influenced by lies and propaganda and showed some remorse. "Looking back, I don't understand myself." At times he spoke so quietly an extra microphone had to be brought in. Uka, working at the airport's international postal center when he fired on the airmen at point-blank range with a 9mm pistol, said some people viewed his actions as good but they were subject to the same "lies and propaganda that blinded me." The attack shocked U.S. citizens and U.S. President Barack Obama expressed outrage. German prosecutors believe Uka acted alone but he refused to tell the judge where he obtained the pistol. Security was tight at the court in the western city of Frankfurt with police officers on standby around the entrance as crowds of people queued to enter the building. Prosecutors have described how the gunman walked up to airmen boarding a U.S. Army bus and asked one of them for a cigarette. After establishing the soldiers were heading to fight in Afghanistan, Uka shot the 25-year-old man in the back of the head, killing him, according to prosecutors. He then boarded the bus, shouted Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest) and shot dead a 21-year old airman sitting in the driver's seat. He wounded two others and pulled the trigger on a fifth target when his gun jammed, according to prosecutors. A panel of three judges will deliver the verdict at the end of the trial which scheduled to last until at least January. (Reporting By Jonathan Gould and Reuters TV; Writing by Madeline Chambers in Berlin; Editing by Matthew Jones) World Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (3) Tiu wrote: Hiving off Kosovo to the organised crime state of Albania was one of the worst decisions of the Tony B Liar era. This division was unnecessary, and a pointless reward for Albanians who offer nothing to civilisation other than organised crime, drugs, human trafficking, prostitution, selling body parts etc etc etc. Mind you Tony B Liar is one of the worst criminals of the 21st century so it’s probably not surprising. Aug 31, 2011 7:43am EDT -- Report as abuse at7000 wrote: You’re right, Kosovo was stolen from Serbia. It is their historical and spiritual homeland and it was robbed from them by Blair, Albright, and the Internationalists who run things on this planet. It is one of the great crimes of the century. Aug 31, 2011 8:46am EDT -- Report as abuse JamVee wrote: “Some remorse”, or not, he deserves the maximum punishment. It is too bad Germany has no death penalty. He will probably get less than 20 years. Aug 31, 2011 10:09am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) 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