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| Mohammed cartoonist attacked |
| 2010-05-11 |
| SWEDISH cartoonist Lars Vilks, who sparked controversy by drawing Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, was attacked overnight while giving a lecture at a university, police said. "The man was sat in the first row and suddenly he rushed at me. He punched me in the head and I lost my glasses," said Mr Vilks, adding that at the very most he was "a little bruised". Police said around 250 people were present at the time of the attack at the university of Uppsala, north of the Stockholm. "When Lars Vilks arrived, five persons started to protest against him with screaming. They calmed down and the lecture continued. "When Lars Vilks talked about religion and showed a film, 20 persons tried to attack him, probably offended by the film." Police evacuated the lecture hall but some demonstrators resisted, forcing officers to use tear gas. Two people were arrested. In 2007, Swedish regional newspaper Nerikes Allehanda published Mr Vilks' satirical cartoon to illustrate an editorial on the importance of freedom of expression. The cartoon prompted protests by Muslims in the town of Oerebro, west of Stockholm, where the newspaper is based, while Egypt, Iran and Pakistan made formal complaints. An al-Qaeda front organisation then offered $US100,000 ($110,730) to anyone who murdered Mr Vilks - with an extra $US50,000 ($55,365) if his throat was slit - and $US50,000 ($A55,365) for the death of Nerikes Allehanda editor-in-chief Ulf Johansson. YouTube |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 If everytime they tried this shit a mosque just vanished maybe they'd learn to be civilised? Yes. Until the next opportunity. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-11 22:36 |
| #3 No one thought to keep an eye out for the bearded swarthy gentlemen with a look of murder in their eyes? |
| Posted by: ed 2010-05-11 21:21 |
| #2 How about the police just using their nightsticks vigorously? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-05-11 20:48 |
| #1 If everytime they tried this shit a mosque just vanished maybe they'd learn to be civilised? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-05-11 20:39 |