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.
Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan faces specific charges of providing material support to terrorists; conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people overseas; using a firearm in a crime of violence; and soliciting others to commit a crime of violence. The Counter Extremism Project says his Twitter account has been suspended upwards of 30 times, and attributes various tweets to Hassan, including one calling for a female Jewish prisoner in Syria to be slaughtered.
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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