THE VAN GOGH MURDER: A CHECHEN CONNECTION
New developments in the case of murdered Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh via AP (hat tip Tom Pechinski):
Authorities have arrested two Chechen citizens in France and the Netherlands in connection with the November slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, prosecutors said Thursday.
One of the suspects was arrested May 18 in Tours, France and was identified under Dutch privacy rules only as Bislan I., 25, prosecution spokesman Rob Meulenbroek said. The second suspect, identified as Marad J., 22, was arrested April 19 in Amsterdam.
Both are believed to have ties to a group of Islamic fundamentalists which prosecutors dubbed the Hofstad network, Meulenbroek said.
More background on the Van Gogh murder and the Hofstad network at Stratfor and The Crime Library.
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