“[The] only way to solve this problem is full annihilation and destruction of the Zionist regime.”“Supreme Leader: Palestinians Need to Continue Armed Resistance Against Israel,” Fars News Agency, July 24, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930502001016.
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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.