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- ↑ "AMERICAS | Peru bomb fails to deter Bush". BBC News. 2002-03-21. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ↑ Grace, Francie (2002-03-21). "Peru On High Alert After Bombing". CBS News. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ↑ "After the bomb - Violence in Peru". Economist.com. 2002-03-28. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ↑ McDermott, Jeremy (2002-03-22). "Bush Peru visit goes on despite death blast". Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ↑ Personal Security & Terrorism Awareness: A Comprehensive Risk Reduction ... - John Haynes, Roy Haynes - Google Books. ISBN 9780595215904 . Retrieved 2018-07-14.
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