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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.
ACAMS TODAY: 18 Years After 9/11: Another Watershed in Global Counterterrorism Finance
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: "This week marks the 18th anniversary of the horrible attacks of September 11, 2001. These attacks marked both the high point of the international terror operations planned and directed by al-Qaida and the beginning of the degradation and complete destruction of the physical infrastructure that al-Qaida maintained in Afghanistan."
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September 11, 2019
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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