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<p>The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Friday for the bomb attack days earlier that tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket and wounded 14 people.</p>

<p>&quot;The attack that targeted a shopping centre in Saint Petersburg the day before yesterday (Wednesday) was carried out by an Islamic State-linked group,&quot; IS said in a statement via its propaganda agency Amaq.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Wednesday evening, a homemade bomb placed in a locker at the supermarket in northwestern Saint Petersburg, Russia&#39;s second city and President Vladimir Putin&#39;s home town, went off sowing panic among customers and wounding 14 people including a pregnant woman.</p>

<p>Putin&#39;s 2015 decision to intervene in Syria militarily on the side of Bashar al-Assad has made Russia a priority target for the Islamic State group.</p>

<p>Officials said a total of 14 people had been wounded in the blast.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The bombing came after the FSB security service said earlier this month it had prevented a terror attack on a key Orthodox cathedral in Saint Petersburg with the help of America&#39;s CIA, which led Putin to thank US President Donald Trump.</p>

<p>FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov has said Russia remains on alert for a possible return of jihadists from Syria ahead of the World Cup and the March presidential polls.</p>

<p>Saint Petersburg will host several World Cup matches including a semi-final.</p>

<p>Earlier this month Bortnikov said that at least 4,500 Russians had left the country to fight with &quot;terrorists&quot; in the Middle East, North Africa and other regions.</p>

<p>Over the past 20 years Russia fought two wars with separatists in Chechnya, leading Islamist militants from the North Caucasus to frequently target Russians through suicide bombings and other attacks.</p>


The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Friday for the bomb attack days earlier that tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket and wounded 14 people

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Friday for the bomb attack days earlier that tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket and wounded 14 people. "The attack that targeted a shopping centre in Saint Petersburg the day before yesterday (Wednesday) was carried out by an Islamic State-linked group," IS said in a statement via its propaganda agency Amaq. On Wednesday evening, a homemade bomb placed in a locker at the supermarket in northwestern Saint Petersburg, Russia's second city and President Vladimir Putin's home town, went off sowing panic among customers and wounding 14 people including a pregnant woman. Putin's 2015 decision to intervene in Syria militarily on the side of Bashar al-Assad has made Russia a priority target for the Islamic State group. Officials said a total of 14 people had been wounded in the blast. The bombing came after the FSB security service said earlier this month it had prevented a terror attack on a key Orthodox cathedral in Saint Petersburg with the help of America's CIA, which led Putin to thank US President Donald Trump. FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov has said Russia remains on alert for a possible return of jihadists from Syria ahead of the World Cup and the March presidential polls. Saint Petersburg will host several World Cup matches including a semi-final. Earlier this month Bortnikov said that at least 4,500 Russians had left the country to fight with "terrorists" in the Middle East, North Africa and other regions. Over the past 20 years Russia fought two wars with separatists in Chechnya, leading Islamist militants from the North Caucasus to frequently target Russians through suicide bombings and other attacks.

IS claims Saint Petersburg supermarket bombing

<p>The lockdown on the Virginia State University campus has been lifted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>University Police said they&nbsp;had cleared the scene but that officers would continue to remain vigilant.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Police said first responders had found one person with gunshot wounds but that they were non-life-threatening.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shooting Conclusion - Police have cleared the scene. Officers will remain vigilant. Campus lock down has been lifted.</p>
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<p>Police said the shooting had been an isolated incident, and that there was no further threat.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The Virginia State University campus in Petersburg, Virginia had earlier been put on lockdown after reports of a shooting on campus.&nbsp;</p>

<p>University Police had earlier tweeted that the area should be avoided.&nbsp;</p>

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News reports said at least one person had been shot and had life-threatening injuries

The lockdown on the Virginia State University campus has been lifted. University Police said they had cleared the scene but that officers would continue to remain vigilant. Police said first responders had found one person with gunshot wounds but that they were non-life-threatening. Shooting Conclusion - Police have cleared the scene. Officers will remain vigilant. Campus lock down has been lifted. — VSU Police (@VSUPolice) October 15, 2017 × Police said the shooting had been an isolated incident, and that there was no further threat. #UPDATE Police say shooting on Virginia State University campus is isolated incident, no further threat: AP #USA — ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2017 × The Virginia State University campus in Petersburg, Virginia had earlier been put on lockdown after reports of a shooting on campus. University Police had earlier tweeted that the area should be avoided. Shooting on Campus Update - Police scene still active and the campus remains on lockdown. Continue to avoid area. — VSU Police (@VSUPolice) October 15, 2017 ×

Virginia State University shooting: Lockdown on US campus lifted, 1 injured

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