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.
CEP Executive Director David Ibsen writes: "The tech companies' abdication of responsibility for what happens on their platforms has concrete consequences. After the routing of the IS in the Middle East, Southeast Asia has the potential to be another terrorism hot spot. While it is uncertain whether the IS would move its base to the region, the threat of radicalization is here to stay."
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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