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.
BundesdeutscheZeitung: Superiority of the IS is underestimated worldwide
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After the attacks in Lyon, Kuwait and Tunisia terrorism researcher Rolf Tophoven sees a kind of competition between rival Islamist terrorists. "We have two competing terrorist organizations, even if they fight in the same spirit: IS and al Qaeda," Tophoven told the "Neue Presse" (Saturday edition) from Hanover.
Date
June 29, 2015
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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