Stockholm: Sweden cartooner Lars Vilks, who lived under the protection of the police after the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad pushed the threat of death, died on Sunday in a car accident.
The 75-year-old player and two police officers were killed in a collision with the upcoming truck, Swedish police confirmed to AFP.
“This is being investigated like an accident on another road.
Because two policemen involved, the investigation has been assigned to a special part of the prosecutor’s office,” said a police spokesman told AFP, added that there was no suspicion of playing cheating.
The accident occurred near the small town of Markyd when the traveling car vilks crashed into the upcoming truck.
Both vehicles were burned and the truck driver was hospitalized, according to the police.
In a statement, the police said the cause of the accident was unclear.
“The people we protect and two colleagues died in this unimaginable and very sad tragedy,” said Head of the Head of the Carina Persson.
Vilks are under police protection since 2007 Mohammed cartoons with dog bodies encourage anger among those who consider the depiction of Muslim prophets to be very offensive or blasphemous.
Al-Qaeda offers a $ 100,000 prize for Vilks murder.
The portrayal also triggered diplomatic friction, with Sweden then Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt met Ambassador from several Muslim countries to facilitate tension.
In 2015, VILS survived a weapons attack at a free speech conference in Copenhagen who left a Danish film director to die.