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.
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Succédant en 2011 à Oussama ben Laden tué dans un raid américain au Pakistan, il a joué un rôle moteur dans le processus de décentralisation qui a permis à Al-Qaïda de survivre aux épreuves, indique à l’AFP Hans-Jakob Schindler, directeur de l’ONG Counter-Extremism Project (CEP), ancien expert des Nations unies sur le djihadisme."
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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