• Netherlands: an ambush in the center of Amsterdam for the journalist De Vries is serious

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July 15, 2021 Peter de Vries did not make it. The well-known Dutch investigative journalist, wounded in an armed ambush on 6 July, died today in hospital, according to reports from his family. 



De Vries, 64, was shot on the street in Amsterdam after participating in a TV show. He was well known in Holland for his work against organized crime.



"Peter fought to the end, but he lost," the family said in a statement on RTL private television. "When he died he was surrounded by people who loved him," the funeral has not yet been set.



De Vries, became famous with his report on the kidnapping of the millionaire of Freddy Heineken in 1983. He had recently been involved in a trial against one of the most wanted drug barons in the country. 



The ambush on De Vries sparked a broad reaction, with senior European official Charles Michel calling it an "attack on our values". Two suspects were arrested shortly after the shooting and briefly appeared in court on Friday. They remain in custody.