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.
[Translated] "This was the best verdict I could expect from the Greek court. Golden Dawn is now officially a criminal group and not a political movement, says extremism researcher Hans-Jakob Schindler in an interview for Swedish Yle. Schindler is one of the directors of the think tank and lobby organization Counter Extremism Project, which researches and maps terrorism and political extremism in Europe and the United States.
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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