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.
CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for Svenska Yle's "Arenans radio" podcast, about the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, found guilty of running a criminal organization in Greece: "Most of the most nastiest groups and individuals within the transnational movement have always looked towards Golden Dawn, possibly because of their electoral success, also because of its really nasty ideology, as a model to emulate, to copy. Putting these guys now fair and square into the criminal corner sends a very important signal to the rest of the transnational movement, that their actions and their violence will not go unanswered—there will be punishment."
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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