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.
Vice: How a Terror Group Recruited Budding Neo-Nazis
Body
"The two groups 'support different tactics and ideologies,' Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the Counter Extremism Project, told VICE. Fisher-Birch said that groups like Patriot Front helps more militant groups like the Base as it becomes a fertile recruitment ground."
Date
November 24, 2020
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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