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- ↑ "Justiz ermittelt, ob Identitären-Chef Sellner vor Razzia gewarnt wurde". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ↑ "Polizisten warteten bei Razzia zwölf Minuten, bis Sellner Tür öffnete". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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