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 New Arab: Sanaullah Ghafari, the IS leader the US has offered $10m for
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"Little is known about Ghafari, thought to be born in 1994, reportedly in Afghanistan or Iraq, according to experts at the Counter Extremism Project.
An IS statement called him "an experienced military leader... one of the 'urban lions' of [IS-K] in Kabul who assisted in planning and carrying out guerrilla operations along with suicide and complex attacks," the New York-based CEP said in a recent report."
Date
February 10, 2022
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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