Swedish Prophet Muhammad cartoonist killed in car crash
Al Jazeera
Lars Vilks had lived under police protection since depicting Islam’s revered figure with the body of a dog in 2007.
Lars Vilks, the Swedish artist who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog, has been killed in a car crash.
The 75-year-old died on Sunday in an accident near the southern town of Markaryd, Swedish police said in a statement.
Vilks, who had lived under police protection since the drawings were published, was travelling in a police car that collided with a truck.
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