To: catpuppy
HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) - In the first assassination in modern Dutch history, a lone gunman shot far-right leader Pim Fortuyn on Monday, nine days before elections expected to catapult his anti-immigration party into a position of national power.
Fortuyn, 54, a former academic and columnist who led an openly gay lifestyle, was shot six times in the head, neck and chest as he left a radio interview.
"Pim Fortuyn is no longer with us. This is a deeply tragic moment," Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok announced. Political assassin or spiteful, spurned lover?
To: ValerieUSA
Political assassin or spiteful, spurned lover? Either way, the effects will be political. Any bets the assassin is a Muslim convert?
To: ValerieUSA
The press is calling Fortuyn extremely right-wing. Translation: He was anti-immigration. Specifically muslim immigration.
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05/06/2002 4:20:45 PM PDT by
Darlin'
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