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.
CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "It was an atrocity that shook the nation. In June last year, Valdo Calocane stabbed to death 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar in Nottingham, going on to kill 65-year-old Ian Coates. Calocane then stole Mr Coates’ van and used it to seriously injure three more people by mowing them down in the street before police apprehended him."
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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