In the Netherlands, Mohammed Bouyeri, who had confessed in court to killing Theo van Gogh , a controversial film-maker, and said he would be ready to do it again, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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The Islamist radical who murdered van Gogh, Mohammed Bouyeri, used a knife to pin a letter to his victim's body, explaining his actions and threatening to kill Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an ex-Muslim and friend of the director, who remains a fierce critic of Islam.

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