FILE - Swedish creator Lars Vilks speaks during an interrogation with The Associated Press successful Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday March 4, 2015. Vilks, who had lived nether constabulary extortion since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dogs assemblage brought decease threats, died from a postulation mishap Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 Swedish quality media reported. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

FILE - Swedish creator Lars Vilks speaks during an interrogation with The Associated Press successful Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday March 4, 2015. Vilks, who had lived nether constabulary extortion since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dogs assemblage brought decease threats, died from a postulation mishap Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 Swedish quality media reported. (AP Photo/David Keyton) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

STOCKHOLM – Swedish creator Lars Vilks, who had lived nether constabulary extortion since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s assemblage brought decease threats, has died successful a postulation accident, constabulary said. He was 75.

Vilks and 2 plainclothes constabulary bodyguards were killed successful a head-on clang with a motortruck connected Sunday afternoon, said Carina Persson, constabulary main for confederate Sweden.

She said the constabulary car veered into the way of the motortruck and some vehicles burst into flames. The motortruck operator was flown to a infirmary with superior injuries.

Vilks was mostly chartless extracurricular Sweden earlier 2007, erstwhile helium drew a sketch of Muhammad with a dog’s body. Dogs are considered unclean by blimpish Muslims, and Islamic instrumentality mostly opposes immoderate depiction of the prophet, adjacent favorable, for fearfulness it could pb to idolatry.

There were a fig of attempts connected his beingness implicit the years.

Police said astatine this clip they did not cognize wherefore the car drove into the incorrect lane but they were investigating whether a tyre mightiness person exploded.

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