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.
Report on new CEP study: "Laut „Welt“ stellten die vom Auswärtigen Amt beauftragten Forscher des Counter Extremism Project (CEP) fest, dass sich insbesondere seit 2014 eine neue „führerlose, transnationale, apokalyptisch gesinnte, gewaltorientierte rechtsextreme Bewegung“ entwickelt habe. Rechtsextreme Erzählungen wie jene vom „Großen Austausch“ oder vom „Weißen Genozid“ seien grenzübergreifend virulent."
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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