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From: aladin11/2/2004 2:04:51 PM
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Dutch Filmmaker and Critic of Islam Is Killed
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[AP & NY Times do not identify the assailant as a Muslim!]

Published: November 2, 2004

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.

rest at: nytimes.com
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