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.
“How can we prevent what happened in Munich this week in the future? In an interview, terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler makes three demands. Mr. Schindler, Mannheim, Solingen, Magdeburg, Aschaffenburg - and now an attack in Munich... Hans-Jakob Schindler: You're forgetting the attack in Munich in September 2024, when the Islamist shot at the consulate in Munich and the Nazi Documentation Center with a rifle. Munich has been affected for the second time now. That's six attacks in ten months. That's pretty serious.”
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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