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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.
The Hill: Pentagon confirms ISIS hacker killed
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A 21-year-old British hacker who was a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was killed in a U.S. military airstrike earlier this week, the Pentagon confirmed Friday. "We can confirm that Junaid Hussain, an ISIS operative was killed in a U.S. military airstrike on August 24 in Raqqa, Syria," said Air Force Col. Pat Ryder, spokesman for U.S. Central Command.
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August 28, 2015
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