STOCKHOLM, 05 October 2021, (TON): Police said “Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with blasphemous sketches of Holy Prophet (PBUH) was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd.”
Vilks, 75, who had been living under police protection since the blasphemous drawings were published, was travelling in a police vehicle which collided with a truck. Two police officers were also killed.
"This is a very tragic incident. It is now important to all of us that we do everything we can to investigate what happened and what caused the collision."
"Initially, there is nothing that points to anyone else being involved."
Since the publication of the blasphemous drawings, Vilks had been living under round-the-clock police guard following threats against his life.
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