Mohammad Reza Naqdi, commander of the Basij, July 6, 2013

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Mohammad Reza Naqdi
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“Had [former Egyptian president Mohammed] Mursi not been deceived by the US and had he started campaign against Israel, he would have attained a higher and better status than Jamal Abdel Nasser among Egyptians and today people would have defeated those who planned the coup against him and not only in Egypt, but in all Muslim countries large crowds would have come out to defend him.”“Basij Commander: Mursi’s Fall Result of Trusting US,” Fars News Agency, July 6, 2013, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13920415001056.

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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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