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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.
NewEurope: Google's counter-narrative experiment cannot overcome years of neglect
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Google wants you to believe it is doing its utmost to counter violent extremist content on its YouTube platform. Yet the tech company has been criticized for their record of turning a blind eye to the proliferation of such propaganda, and we should not expect a great deal of progress from its latest initiative to steer prospective jihadists away from the path to radicalisation and violence.
Date
November 6, 2017
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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