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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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On August 30, 2021, a convoy of 300 Taliban fighters entered Khidr district and killed at least 11 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The victims all belonged to the Hazara community, an ethnic minority that has been subjected to oppression and violence from the Taliban for decades.
Once again I’m warning everyone: we will … destroy everything around us. You can’t destroy us. We have goals. We are all ready to die. All 25,000 of us.
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On August 28, 2022, ISIS militants attacked a group of shepherds in the Laylan district of Kirkuk, Iraq. The assailants killed one person and injured another, and at least one ISIS member died.
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On August 27, 2019, unidentified militants attacked Quelimane village, Mocímboa da Praia in Mozambique, beheading two people. The same day, unidentified assailants also beheaded five fishermen in Macomia district.
Athens can and must preserve its Greek identity and historical character, not succumb to the onslaught of globalization and the visible risk of replacing its Greek population. The Christian faith and tradition of Athens will be preserved intact.
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On August 23, 2019, a roadside bomb killed 17-year-old Israeli Rina Shnerb and injured her father and brother while they were hiking near Dolev, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Israeli forces arrested three Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) members who were allegedly responsible.
The success of the Afghan jihad is not only a source of pride for Afghans but also for Muslims all over the world.
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On August 20, 2018, the Taliban officially rejected a three-month ceasefire offer made a day earlier by President Ashraf Ghani. Taliban fighters ambushed three buses in Kunduz and took hostage 170 passengers traveling to Kabul for the Eid al-Adha holiday.
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On August 19, 2022, al-Shabaab fighters stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, seizing the building for 30 hours and holding hostages. Somali forces forced the militants to retreat on August 21. The ambush left 21 people dead and 100 injured.
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