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 research referenced and senior director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Segundo o centro de reflexão Counter Extremism Project (CEP), este ex-oficial do Exército iraquiano, graduado na Universidade de Ciências Islâmicas de Mossul, se incorporou à Al-Qaeda após a invasão americana do Iraque e a captura de Saddam Hussein em 2003."
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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