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: "Membre et coordinateur de l’équipe de surveillance du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU sur l’État islamique en Irak et au Levant, el-Qaëda et les talibans entre 2013 et 2018, Hans-Jakob Schindler, directeur du Counter-Extremism Project à Berlin, fait le point pour L’Orient-Le Jour."
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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