BBC News: Tributes paid to Christmas market attack victims at Magdeburg Cathedral

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"Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, says the gap that allowed the attacker to access the market must be "explored and rectified".

"No car should come close, let alone be on a Christmas market," he tells the BBC News channel."

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December 20, 2024
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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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