AMSTERDAM: Dozens of threatening letters
containing an unidentified white powder were sent to some 80 Dutch
Hindu groups this week, accusing them of supporting murdered politician
Pim Fortuyn, one of the groups said on Thursday.
But the organisations had not taken
any stand in support of anti-immigration campaigner Fortuyn, who
was shot dead on Monday just as his new party was surging in opinion
polls, said a representative of the Hindu group SHPN.
The letters, signed "Dutch al-Qaeda",
were received on Monday and Tuesday. They have been reported to
the police.
Fortuyn's party had been expected
to win some 17 percent of the vote in a general election next
Wednesday.
His campaign had created a groundswell
of support from those who admired his outspoken stance as well
as bitter opposition from established politicians, many foreigners
and the left wing.
