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.
"Active clubs are a strand of the white nationalist movement that is aimed at creating 'a stand-by militia of trained and capable' right-wing extremists 'who can be activated when the need for coordinated violent action on a larger scale arises,' according to a 52-page report from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).
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Alexander Ritzmann, author of the CEP report, tells Metro Times that the Great Lakes Active Club 'fits the profile of a stereotypical Active Club as it was designed by Robert Rundo.'"
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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