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Trial for two men suspected of killing Dutch crime reporter starts

The Court where the trial of two men accused of killing celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries will take place. [Reuters]

A trial of the suspected gunman and the getaway driver involved in last year's killing of celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R. De Vries opened on Tuesday and the two men could face life imprisonment if convicted.

De Vries was gunned down last July on a busy Amsterdam street. The killing prompted a nationwide outpouring of grief and anger and raised concerns about the ability of the criminal underworld to eliminate a prominent public figure who was considered a threat.

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