Mohammad Reza Naqdi, commander of the Basij, February 2011

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Mohammad Reza Naqdi
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“Western intelligence agencies are searching for a mentally challenged person who can set himself on fire in Tehran to trigger developments like those in Egypt and Tunisia.”Saeed Kamali Dehghan, “Iran Protests See Reinvigorated Activists Take to the Streets in Thousands,” Guardian (London), February 14, 2011, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/14/iran-protests-reinvigorated-activists.

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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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