Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime journalist wounded in Amsterdam shooting

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A prominent Dutch journalist known for investigating the criminal underworld has been shot and seriously wounded on a street in central Amsterdam. Peter R de Vries, 64, was shot minutes after leaving a TV studio, where he had appeared on a chat show. Mr de Vries is famed for his work on exposing mobsters and drug lords, and has helped police solve a number of high-profile cases. Three men were arrested, but police say one is no longer a suspect. Hours after the attack, two men were arrested in a car on the A4 motorway at Leidschendam – a 35-year-old Polish national living in Maurik and a 21-year-old man living in Rotterdam. They will face court on Friday. An 18-year-old was arrested in Amsterdam, but will be released.(BBC)…[+]