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- ↑ "Vit makt-organisationer i Sverige". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
- ↑ "Nordiska motståndsrörelsen (NMR)". Expo (in Swedish). 19 September 2022.
- ↑ "Klas Lund gripen i Norge". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 23 March 2005.
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