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.
Transport Security International: Vehicle Ramming Attacks Global Domestic Terrorists Learn From Hamas
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CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky quoted: "'Terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, Isis and Hamas have long called for – and claimed responsibility for – vehicular terrorist attacks,' Lipowsky explained. 'In Europe and the Middle East, we’ve seen the large majority of perpetrators are affiliated with radical Islamist positions."
Date
April 11, 2021
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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