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.
In preparation for jihad, Kelly is believed to have moved in with the Jordanian, who cannot be named for legal reasons, earlier this year. Their movements were monitored by the Garda's Counter Terrorism International unit (CTI). Lucinda Creighton, the former Fine Gael minister and founder of Renua, is now monitoring Islamic extremism in Ireland as a senior consultant with the Counter Extremism Project in the US. She cites several Islamic leaders who claim there are more than 100 extremists here, and evidence that Isil supporters are "using the country as a logistics hub for the movement of foreign fighters and for fundraising.
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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