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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.
CBS Minnesota: Minn. Man Who Urged Jihad Surrenders In Somalia
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A State Department spokesperson tells WCCO Muhammed Abdullah Hassan, known as Mujahid Miski online, turned himself in Somalia. The Roosevelt High School graduate returned to his native Somalia after high school in 2008, pledging allegiance to terrorist group Al-Shabab.
David Ibsen is with a non-profit that works to stop terrorism, the Counter Extremism Project. “He also advocated on behalf of ISIS as well as the Islamic state,” Ibsen said.
Date
December 7, 2015
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