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Swedish Cartoonist Attacked

He drew Prophet Mohammed in 2007.

Lars Vilks, the Swedish cartoonist who set off an international uproar in 2007 by drawing the Prophet Mohammed’s head on the body of a dog, was attacked during a lecture at a university in Stockholm on Tuesday. "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 Vilks, who was lucky to escape, by his own description, as only a “little bruised.” Police said that up to 20 people tried to attack Vilks, and they eventually resorted to tear gas to break up the protests. Al Qaeda has offered $100,000 to anyone who murders Vilks.

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