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References
- ↑ National Post, "Dozens of Canadians join Jihad terror camps", October 22 2003
- 1 2 Hooper, John & Nick Hopkins. The Guardian, al-Qaida cell in UK 'planned attack', October 26 2001
- 1 2 Cageprisoners.com, A Cry from the Forgotten Detainees of Conscience Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine , March 4 2005
- ↑ Panorama.sk, Austria Expected to Return Labsi to Slovakia Soon, December 22 2009
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