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 White Supremacists Tried to Exploit the Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
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"'This was an attempt by the Telegram channel admin to enlarge his reputation, mock the murder of George Floyd, seek to sow discord, and spread white supremacist ideology very publicly,' said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a terrorism researcher at the Counter Extremism Project."
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June 2, 2021
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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