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.
"Meanwhile Ian Acheson, a former prison governor and Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project, added: 'I've resisted getting into personalities but what we need is someone with competence to make London safer, not a person that looks like a progressive identikit and spends his or her time servicing the ego of politicians.' "
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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