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References
- 1 2 deutschlandfunk.de. "RAF: Die geheimnisvolle dritte Generation". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- 1 2 "Kurzporträt: Die gesuchten Ex-RAF-Mitglieder Klette, Staub und Garweg". www.t-online.de (in German). 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ↑ "Who were Germany's Red Army Faction militants?". BBC News. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ↑ "BKA - Fahndung nach Personen - Fahndung nach STAUB, Ernst-Volker". www.bka.de. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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