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.
eureporter: ‘When’ not ‘if’ for next Paris-style atrocity, conference told
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A high-level Brussels conference was told that it is a matter of not “if” Islamic extremists launch another deadly Paris-style atrocity in Europe but “when”.
The fight against Jihadism is, today, the “main threat” facing Europe but there are no “quick fixes” to eradicate the problem, the conference heard. Facing an “apocalyptic” challenge, the only answer is to work with the Muslim communities rather than against them, insists senior European Commission official Olivier Luyckx.
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December 11, 2015
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