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.
US officials have recently asked Toyota to figure out why its vehicles are showing up in so many ISIS videos, according toABC News. Lukman Faily, the Iraqi ambassador to the US, told ABC that in recent years, as ISIS has risen to prominence in Iraq and Syria, the terrorist group has acquired hundreds of new Toyota pickup trucks.
"This is a question we've been asking our neighbors," Faily told ABC. "How could these brand-new trucks ... these four-wheel drives, hundreds of them — where are they coming from?"
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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