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- 1 2 "Jewish youth dies in blast of grenade". The Globe and Mail. 28 July 1980. ProQuest 386914648.
- 1 2 3 "Arab Held in Fatal Attack On Young Jews in Belgium". The Washington Post . 28 July 1989. ProQuest 147136318.
- ↑ "Jewish Targets: Recent Attacks: Chronology". The New York Times. Associated Press. 7 September 1986. ProQuest 426275757.
- ↑ Mickolus, Edward (1989). International Terrorism in the 1980s: 1980-1983. Iowa State University Press. p. 71.
- ↑ "FREED HOSTAGES 'IN BELGIAN HANDS' FAMILY HEADS HOME AFTER PALESTINIAN GUERRILLA LEAVES PRISON NEAR BRUSSELS". Orlando Sentinel. Reuters. 13 January 1991. ProQuest 277798387.
Further reading
- ""We hebben zes jaar van ons leven gemist"; Familie Houtekins spreekt voor het eerst na gijzeling in Libie". Het Nieuwsblad. 24 March 2005.
- "Een vergissing van bijna zes jaar; Verbitterde familie Houtekins doorbreekt na 14 jaar de stilte". De Standaard. 23 March 2005.
- "Een Eeuw in Beeld - 1980". Het Belang van Limburg. Archived from the original on 2006-10-24.