Dutch director Theo van Gogh murdered in Amsterdam

Dutch director Theo van Gogh murdered in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM � Film director Theo van Gogh was shot and killed in Amsterdam on Tuesday morning, his production company said.

“Locals claim the assassin looked like “a Muslim” and that a letter was left on Van Gogh’s body. The letter allegedly had Islamic text, but this has not been confirmed.

Van Gogh, 47, directed the controversial movie Submission � written by Somali-born MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali � which criticised the Koran for sanctioning domestic violence in Islamic communities.

He recently received numerous death threats following the release of Submission. He was also making a movie about populist Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn who was assassinated in Hilversum in May 2002. The film is due for release on the internet via Tiscali in several weeks time.

Meanwhile, RTL-Z business news reported that Hirsi Ali who wrote the scenario for the film Submission has been taken to a secure location by her protection officers. She has had armed protection for more than a year after her life was threatened when she criticised Islam. ”

Timeline (in Dutch)

UPDATE:
a. Volg hier de livestream van RTL-Z:
http://www.rtl.nl/financien/rtlz/livestream/rtlz_livestream_broad.html
b. Ga hier naar de speciale van gogh-pagina van Omroep.nl:
http://portal.omroep.nl/?nav=runekBsHEbGcZvGabE