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.
On the lam for nearly six years, Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, an American fugitive suspected of “recruiting impressionable young men for terrorist groups including ISIS,” has surrendered to law enforcement officials in Somalia, the State Department announced Monday. David Ibsen, executive director of the Counter Extremism Project, told ABC News after the Garland attack that Hassan’s influence is quite extensive.
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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