Swedish ‘Mohammad’ Cartoonist Lars Vilks Killed in Car Crash

Swedish ‘Mohammad’ Cartoonist Lars Vilks Killed in Car Crash
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, known for his drawing of Prophet Muhammad, takes part in a freedom of speech discussion in Helsinki, on April 14, 2015. Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Reuters
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STOCKHOLM—Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd on Sunday, police said.

Vilks, 75, who had been living under police protection since the drawings were published, was travelling in a police vehicle that collided with a truck. Two police officers were also killed.