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- ↑ "World News Briefs; Belgians Arrest Suspect In Paris Bombings". The New York Times. 6 March 1998.
- ↑ "Bruxelles : échec au réseau du GIA". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 6 March 1998.
- ↑ "Anschläge bei Fußball-WM?". Der Spiegel (in German). 16 March 1998.
- ↑ "Silhouette". La Croix (in French). 10 November 1998.
- ↑ "Le repaire belge du terrorisme". La Libre Belgique (in French). 14 September 2001.
- 1 2 3 4 "Terrorisme : Farid Melouk, djihadiste au "carnet d'addresses phénoménal"". Le Point (in French). 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Chronology: The Plots". Frontline. PBS. 25 January 2005.
- 1 2 "Farid Melouk, le djihadiste qui lie les attentats de novembre à ceux de "Charlie"". L’Obs (in French). 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Farid Melouk, proche d'Abaaoud et de Chérif Kouachi". La Libre (in French). 17 March 2016.