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.
“He "stepped on the gas and then drove into the back of the gathering," said Munich Police Vice President Christian Huber, describing the attack on a group of demonstrators in Munich on Thursday morning (February 13). A 24-year-old Afghan drove his car into the crowd. At least 36 people were injured, some seriously, including a two-year-old child . On Friday, investigators assumed that the driver's motive was Islamist… "The incident in Munich is a classic attack scenario and every successful attack motivates other people to carry out such attacks," says terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project BuzzFeed News Germany . "Cars were used at Christmas in Magdeburg and on New Year's Day in New Orleans. So it is not totally surprising that another attack has been attempted using a car."”
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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