Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who lived under police protection after his 2007 depiction of the Prophet Mohammed prompted death threats, died Sunday in a car accident.
The 75-year-old and two police officers were killed in a collision with an oncoming truck, Swedish police confirmed to AFP.
Prophet Mohammed cartoonist and two police die in car crash. Police say cause of https://t.co/YqA7c8K7HS unclear 🤔https://t.co/cCtPdoY0dt pic.twitter.com/kP1rzFquHN
— Tess Summers 🇬🇧🇮🇪 (@tesssummers98) October 4, 2021
Police protection can’t save you from Allah!
A Swedish artist who lived for years under police protection after he sketched the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ has died in a traffic accident. #LarsVilks 💥
pic.twitter.com/paXkKhaWYq— HS (@iHShaheen) October 4, 2021
Tess