“[The U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia must be held accountable for ISIS because] they created these groups from very beginning.”“US, allies must be held accountable for ISIL terrorism: Analyst,” Press TV, January 9, 2015, http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/01/09/392314/US-allies-to-blame-for-ISIL-atrocities.
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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.