Van Gogh killer jailed for life

A radical islamic who confessed to killing film producer Theo van Gogh has been jailed for life.

27-year-old Mohammed Bouyeri had said he had acted in the name of Islam, felt no pain for Van Gogh's family and would "do exactly the same thing" again if released.

Bouyeri shot Van Gogh, stabbed him and cut his throat for his criticism of the treatment of women in Islamic households in a short film.

The murder heightened ethnic tensions and raised concerns about home-grown Islamic terrorism.