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 Federal Foreign Office commissioned a study this summer as part of the German EU presidency. The analysis entitled 'Violence-oriented right-wing extremism and Terrorism – Transnational Connectivity, Definitions, Incidents, Structures and Countermeasures' deals with the connections of violent right-wing extremists in Germany, the USA, France and Great Britain as well as in two Scandinavian countries. The study of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), an international non-profit think tank, was able to see WELT in advance."
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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