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.
New York Times: Drivers Are Hitting Protesters as Memes of Car Attacks Spread
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"'There has been an increasing amount of propaganda online calling for vehicular attacks on protesters, targeting the Black Lives Matter movement in particular,' said Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher at the Counter Extremism Project. 'It is being used as a form of intimidation against them to get them to halt their protests.'"
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July 7, 2020
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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