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World Service,07 Jul 2021,49 mins

Dutch crime journalist's shooting sparks outrage and shock

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Police in Amsterdam say Peter R de Vries, a prominent crime journalist, was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday evening. The Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld describes the shock this shooting has caused. With US forces out of Afghanistan and a newly emboldened Taliban making dramatic gains, will those loyal to the government fight on? We have a military assessment. And the former South African president, Jacob Zuma, is due to go to jail after being sentenced to 15 months in jail for contempt of court. But he has launched an appeal to a lower court. We hear from one of his supporters.

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