Russia: Anti-immigrant group takes responsibility for train attack

Russia: Anti-immigrant group takes responsibility for train attack


Russian news sites are reporting that Combat 18, an anti-immigration group has taken responsibility for the attack.


One of the functionaries of the Movement against Illegal Immigration has published on its blog a statement made by the nationalistic group Combat 18, Russian Gazeta.ru reports.


"We, the militant autonomous group Combat 18, claim the responsibility for the attack against Nevsky Express. We will continue! The time has come. We say that the war will affect everyone. There are no indifferent people and no innocent victims in this war. There are only our supporters and enemies," reads the statement.


It is not clear whether the statement has indeed been made by Combat 18 members. Earlier a statement of the same group appeared on websites of far right groups regarding the explosive device found in the subway in Saint Petersburg on November 14.


Combat 18 is a far right group, members of which gave an interview with Newsweek, Gazeta.ru adds.


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Source: FOCUS (English)

See also Reuter's discussion on whether the attack was Islamic or not.

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