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.
"What are the most frequently asked questions in relation to religion, social events, relations between women and men during school activities or during socio-educational activities? This question was answered by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD), in collaboration with the Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalization, in a guide entitled 'Laïcité and prevention of radicalization.' The authors of the guide met socio-cultural animators, specialized educators of departmental prevention services, teachers, heads of secondary schools, pedagogical advisors of education, heads of the Academic Mobile Security Team, inspectors of academy, etc. They were struck not by the 'feeling of loneliness' of these professionals, often overwhelmed by some more and more radical rhetoric'".
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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