Ayman al-Zawahiri, June 2011

Date
June 2011
Name of Author
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Body

On Osama bin Laden’s death:

“We must continue on [Bin Laden's] path of jihad to expel the invaders from the land of Muslims and to purify it from injustice.

“The man who terrified America in his life will continue to terrify it after his death. You will continue to be troubled by his famous vow: You shall not dream of security until we enjoy it and until you depart the Muslims' lands.

“America is not facing an individual or a group, but a rebelling nation, which has awoken from its sleep in a jihadist renaissance.”“Ayman al-Zawahiri in his own words,” BBC News, June 16, 2011, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-middle-east-13792238.

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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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