THE HAGUE Netherlands (AP) -- Flames engulfed a mosque in southeastern Netherlands early Saturday, the latest in a string of fires at Muslim institutions since the killing of a Dutch filmmaker who was critical of Islam.
A local broadcaster said the building, in the village of Helden near the German border, was largely destroyed.
There was no immediate word on the cause.
There have been more than 20 incidents of fires or vandalism at Muslim buildings _ and a handful of retaliatory attacks on Christian churches _ since the Nov. 2 killing of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a suspected Muslim radical.
Van Gogh, a distant relative of the famous painter, was shot and stabbed to death while cycling on an Amsterdam street. A note pinned to his chest with a knife threatened Islamic holy war, or Jihad, against non-Muslims.
Van Gogh had angered many Muslims with his movie ``Submission,'' which is highly critical of the treatment of women under Islam.