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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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“A jihadi from the so-called British 'Beatles gang' says Sally Jones WAS killed by an airstrike along with her 12-year-old son. Alexanda Kotey said the so-called 'White Widow' was killed in a 2017 air strike. They both died in bombardment that was...
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"Online platforms like 8chan and Gab have helped far-right extremist ideologies go global. But when the alt-right wants to put an academic imprimatur on racist ideas, it turns to a small publishing house in Budapest. For the last decade, Arktos Media...
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CEP Senior Advisor Jean-Charles Brisard writes: "While details of the unimaginable horror of the Christchurch shootout had barely reached Europe, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was already taking steps to combat extremism in her country...
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"A social network described as the 'anti-Facebook' has become a haven for neo-Nazis connected to militant hate groups, Motherboard has found. Minds is a US-based social network that bills itself as being focused on transparency (its code is open...
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"The desktop version of popular messaging application Telegram reportedly contained an error that suggested money emojis when users clicked on the word "Jew." The Telegram support team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It was not...
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"Yusuf Al-Qaradawi — who is known for his extreme views, including justifying suicide bombings and attacks on Jews — was pictured at the iftar reception hosted by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the current emir of Qatar. Despite such hate speech...
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"A deported ISIS recruiter is believed to have been in touch with Lisa Smith before she left for Syria. The Jordanian known as 'Abu Alaa' operated as Irish suicide bomber Khalid Kelly’s link to the terror group’s leaders. In the weeks before her...
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“The White House on Wednesday declined to join a global call to fight online terror, citing concerns about freedom of speech but in the process stoking a new controversy over its response to extremism. Lara Pham, the deputy director of the Counter...
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: "With the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from 2014 onwards, the issue of the misuse of modern communication technology via the internet and social media came to the...
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"A controversial mobile app launched by the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood is continuing to be promoted despite calls for it to be banned. The Euro Fatwa App was created by the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), which was...
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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