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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.
Clean Herald: American, US resident extremists defect in Somalia
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The former Minnesota man who left the USA years ago to join an al-Qaida affiliate, Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, denied he's a member of al-Shabab or the Islamic State in an interview with a news outlet. The New York-based Counter Extremism Project applauded Hassan's arrest, calling him a "prolific jihadi propagandist and recruiter" who "created a broad social-media presence on Twitter and other social media platforms to recruit and incite violence for al-Shabab and ISIS".
Date
December 13, 2015
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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