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.
"The Base is described by the Counter Extremism Project as 'a neo-Nazi, white-supremacist network that describes itself as an 'international survivalist and self-defense network',' seeking to train their members for fighting a 'race war.' It is reportedly active across the U.S., Europe, Australia and South Africa and was allegedly started in 2018 by Norman Spear, aka Roman Wolf."
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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