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.
Huffington Post: A Different Kind of Dot Com Boom
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U.S.-designated terrorist group Kata'ib Hezbollah--an Iraqi Shiite militia--has a dot com web address. So does Greek neo-Nazi political party Golden Dawn and Hungarian neo-Nazi party Jobbik. Google them. You can peruse their propaganda, and that of others, from the comfort of your home. In some cases, you can even wire them money, through as normalized a service as PayPal.
Date
October 2, 2015
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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