Suspected assassin may have links to al-Qaida
An Islamic radical suspected of shooting and slitting the throat of renowned Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh has been quizzed by police who suspect he has ties with al-Qaida.
The 26-year-old Dutch-Moroccan suspect, identified only as Mohammed B, was arrested minutes after Van Gogh’s murder in an Amsterdam street. The suspect had a pistol in his pocket and was shot in the leg by police during a chase through a park.
