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- ↑ "Alpatacal Tragedy". Army of Chile. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ↑ "Alpatacal, la peor tragedia militar chilena en tiempos de paz". El Mercurio. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ↑ "Insólito robo de una estatua de casi tres toneladas". La Gaceta. 17 August 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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