Hani al-Sibai, July 8, 2005

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Jul. 8, 2005
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Hani al-Sibai
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“If Al Qaeda indeed carried out this act, it is a great victory. It rubbed the noses of the world's eight most powerful countries in the mud.”Don Van Natta Jr. and Stephen Grey, “Investigators Are Clear Who Carried Bombs, but Have Far to Go to Explain More,” New York Times, July 18, 2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/18/international/europe/18intel.html.

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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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