Fact:
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.
CEP Webinar
EVENT PROGRAM:
Introductory remarks:
Philippa Chancellor-Weale
First Secretary Counterterrorism, Foreign, Security and Development Section, British Embassy Berlin
Presentations:
Alexander Ritzmann
Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and Radicalization Awareness Network (RAN) of the European Commission
Dr. William Allchorn
Adjunct Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Richmond, the American University in London, Interim Director of the Centre for the Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR)
Dr. Bethan Johnson
Ernest May Fellow in History and Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
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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