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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A controversial Dutch filmmaker accused by Muslims of ridiculing their religion was stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam on Tuesday, shocking the Netherlands where the killing was denounced as an attack on free speech.
Police said the murder was clearly premeditated but declined to comment on a possible motive. A note had been found at the scene, but police and prosecutors declined to provide details of its contents.
Van Gogh, who branded imams women-haters and ridiculed the Prophet Mohammed in his newspaper columns, was hailed as a champion of free speech by some Dutch but others called him an extremist, while Muslims said they found his work insulting.