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- ↑ Hooper, John (Feb 14, 2007). "Camera bike takes Italy back to future with arrest of terror cell: Police arrest 80 in raids on remnants of Red Brigades Group planned attacks on leading capitalist targets". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ↑ "La conferma della Cassazione: «Nuove Br, non fu terrorismo»". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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