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 affiliated Researcher Dr. Kacper Rekawek spoke with TVN24's flagship show Fakty about the CEP study commissioned by the German Foreign Ministry and the topic of the threat of extreme right wing fighters: "Doktor Kacper Rękawek jest jednym z autorów raportu na temat międzynarodowej współpracy prawicowych ekstremistów. Raport ośrodka badawczego Counter Extremism Project stwierdza, że od kilku lat mamy do czynienia z "pozbawionym przywódcy, transnarodowym, apokaliptycznym, zorientowanym na przemoc prawicowym ruchem ekstremistycznym" skupionym pod hasłami takimi jak "wielka wymiana", czy "białe ludobójstwo"."
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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