Islamic terrorism

===== Attacks in the Netherlands =====
* [[Theo van Gogh (film director)|'''Murder of Theo van Gogh''']] on 2 November 2004. Dutch filmmaker and political activist Theo van Gogh was assassinated by [[Mohammed Bouyeri]], a second-generation Moroccan-Dutchman, [[Islamist]] and member of the [[Hofstad Network]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
* '''[[2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack]]''': On 31 August 2018, a man randomly attacked two people in [[Amsterdam Centraal station]] with a blade weapon – both victims were American-[[Demographics of Eritrea|Eritrean]] tourists who were injured.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosman|first=Cyril|date=11 December 2018|title=Toestand van slachtoffer 'terreursteker' Amsterdam CS is 'catastrofaal'|language=nl|newspaper=[[Algemeen Dagblad]]|url=https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/toestand-van-slachtof-fer-terreur-ste-ker-amsterdam-cs-is-catastrofaal~a2a13314/|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref> The attacker was a 19-year-old [[Afghans in the Netherlands|from Afghanistan]] under the name Jawad S. who held a German [[residency permit]] and was denied asylum there.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knivman i Amsterdam ville hämnas skymfandet av islam|url=https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2018/09/03/knivman-i-amsterdam-ville-hamnas-skymfandet-av-islam|access-date=19 January 2019|website=svenska.yle.fi|language=sv-FI}}</ref> The suspect was aggrieved at the Netherlands for [[Blasphemy and Islam|insulting Islam]], directly referring to politician [[Geert Wilders]].<ref>{{cite news|date=5 September 2018|title=Jihadist knifeman shot in nine seconds|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45419445|access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Suspect in stabbing|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-09-03/suspect-in-stabbing-of-americans-believes-dutch-insult-islam|website=usnews.com}}</ref>
* '''[[Utrecht tram shooting]]''': On 18 March 2019, Gökmen Tanis carried out a shooting attack against tram passengers in Utrecht, killing four civilians and wounding six others. Tanis was arrested and convicted of murder with terrorist intent and sentenced to life in prison. He expressed support for Islamic extremism.<ref name="life imprisonment">{{Cite news|date=20 March 2020|title=Gökmen T. krijgt levenslang voor aanslag in Utrechtse tram|language=nl-NL|work=nu.nl|url=https://www.nu.nl/schietpartij-utrecht/6039024/gokmen-t-krijgt-levenslang-voor-aanslag-in-utrechtse-tram.html|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref>