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- ↑ Warrick, Jo (May 4, 2004). "An Al Qaeda 'Chemist' and the Quest for Ricin". Washington Post . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ Chang, Alice. "Nizar Sassi: A French Detainee Waiting to Return Home". Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism . Archived from the original on 14 September 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ "French court convicts 25 for planning attack". The Globe and Mail . June 14, 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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