Dutch Filmmaker and Critic of Islam Is Killed
November 2, 2004
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 5:51 a.m. ET
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch filmmaker who had criticized the treatment of women under Islam in a movie and in newspaper columns was shot dead Tuesday outside a city government office in Amsterdam, police said.
Police spokeswoman Elly Florax confirmed media reports the victim was filmmaker Theo van Gogh and that a suspect had been arrested after a shootout in a local park. The suspect, who was not identified, and a police officer were injured, she said.
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