Wall Street Journal: Two British Men Sentenced to Life for Terrorism Plot

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Two British men convicted of plotting Islamic State-inspired shooting attacks on the streets of London were each handed life sentences by a judge on Friday. "Of the 350 British foreign fighters to have returned to the U.K., at least 70 are considered “potentially extremely dangerous,” said Mark Simmonds, the chief operating officer of the Counter-Extremism Project and a former senior government official.

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April 22, 2016
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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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