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.
Wall Street Journal: Islamic State Plotted Comeback Long Before Syria Prison Attack
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"'The insurgency never went away,' said Gregory Waters, a research analyst who tracks Islamic State attacks with the Counter Extremism Project, a think tank. 'They’ve been growing stronger.'"
Date
January 28, 2022
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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