Dutch Filmmaker Murdered After Muslim Death Threats

(AP) Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who recently released a movie criticizing the treatment of women under Islam, was slain in Amsterdam on Tuesday. A suspect with dual Dutch-Moroccan nationality is in custody. Van Gogh had received death threats after the August airing of the movie "Submission," made with Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a member of the Dutch parliament.


2004-11-03 00:00:00

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