St. Petersburg metro is the fourth largest in Europe by volume (2M+ daily), which makes obvious one of the reasons why it was targeted.
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Russian expert: 75% of those training in terrorist camps in N. Afghanistan are citizens of Central Asia (who can enter Russia w/o visas).
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Russian expert: 42 terrorist acts were thwarted in Russia in 2016.
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St. Petersburg investigation reveals that the one obvious link between 22-yo suicide bomber Jalilov and radicalism is Wahhabi social media.pic.twitter.com/fdAJ13Q80n
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Just one point, wasn't it said that it was precisely not suicide bombers?(remotely detonated devices, alive perpetrators?)
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These are all unconfirmed media reports at this point.
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Yeah, and visas will surely solve the problem once and for all. No doubt.
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Russia has visa-free arrangements with CIS central Asian countries so it can project influence up to the border with China.
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Other concerns, like terrorism, will always come second to protecting the vast frontier with China.
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