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.
CEP report on Western Foreign Fighters and the Yazidi Genocide referenced: "Ce que semble confirmer une étude réalisée par l’ONG américaine Counter Extremism
Project (CEP) qui affirme que parmi les 67 témoignages de survivantes yézidies qu’elle a
recueillis, environ 85 % des femmes avaient été en contact avec des djihadistes étrangers en
Syrie et en Irak."
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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