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Swedish 'Mohammad' cartoonist Lars Vilks killed in car crash

Swedish artist Lars Vilks, known for his drawing of the Prophet Muhammad, takes part in the freedom of speech discussion in Helsinki on April 14, 2015. [Reuters]

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.

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