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.
“... Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) sees three groups that could be considered suspects: in the broadest sense, Russian and Russian-supported actors, radical Islamists or left-wing extremists. He currently considers one suspicion to be particularly likely: "The first thing I would check is whether it was a Russian or Russian-supported attack attempt or whether it was at least initiated by Russia," said Schindler in an interview with IPPEN.MEDIA. There is much to suggest a Russian attack attempt: Germany has been the focus of Russian attackers since 2022 at the latest, if not since the Minsk Agreement in 2015.”
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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