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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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“... Former prison governor Ian Acheson, an adviser to think tank the Counter Extremism Project, told the BBC he was "completely against" terrorism charges being considered. He said: "I think giving these people an ideological justification for what...
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“The neo-Nazi group The Base is recruiting leaders to form new cells in the United States of America. The information was transmitted by the group's leader, Rinaldo Nazzaro, through messages on his private Telegram channel, cited by the British...
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"Joshua Fisher-Birch, an analyst at the Counter Extremism Project who has kept tabs on the Base since its inception, says the group maintains several American members and that Nazzaro often talks of having poured thousands in personal finances into...
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"Indeed, the tenant of 10 Downing Street is under pressure to strengthen control of companies operating in the information technology sector. Pressure has intensified after the publication of information about the involvement of foreign countries in...
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CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby was on Radio 4 this morning to pour oil on our troubled waters. With a national insurrection flaring into life in parts of England and police struggling to contain...
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“Far-right extremists from all corners of the internet are targeting Vice President Kamala Harris as she has assumed the Democratic nomination for the White House: however, one of the oldest neo-Nazi groups in the US is also trying to continue its...
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"Counter Extremism Project analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch told the Guardian, 'Nazzaro has claimed that he has supported the accelerationist movement with over $10,000 through his "personal stash of crypto."'"
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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