“We were given everything in Denmark. Our parents paid everything for us, we were given bread and milk for free, but the [the infidels] could not deceive us. My dear brothers, jihad is the greatest reward. Your blood will smell sweet. Your imam will appear before you as a luminous bubble. My dear brothers and sisters in Denmark, you should come too. This is the best thing to do, to strengthen the Islamic people and the Islamic state.”“Danish-speaking Salafist incites jihad in Syria,” Copenhagen Post, August 16, 2013, http://cphpost.dk/news14/international-news14/danish-speaking-salafist-incites-jihad-in-syria.html.
Abu Khattab, group member and foreign fighter, ISIS recruitment video, translated from Danish, August 2013
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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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