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 Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a Washington-based think-tank, told Metro.co.uk that Telegram has a track record of failing to remove hate groups from its channels. Research analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch, said: 'This propaganda material is important to the appeal of AWD’s brand as a neo-Nazi accelerationist group whose members have engaged in acts of violence and intimidation.'"
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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