Swedish Artist Lars Vilks, Who Survived TWO Islamic Murder Attempts After Drawing Muhammad, KILLED in Mystery Crash

Lars Vilks was a man of unusual courage. Soft spoken and unassuming, Vilks’ belief in freedom of expression, of thought and the freedom of speech cost him a ‘normal’ life and in the end, after several attempts, his very life. I do not believe this was an accident.

I invited Mr. Vilks to speak at our Freedom Congress on September 11, 2012. Little did we know that, while Vilks spoke, our embassies in Benghazi and Cairo were under attack by Islamic armies: SION: September 11, 2012 Freedom Congress, UN Plaza

Lars Vilks was singular in his courage and steadfastness for human rights, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and equality of rights under the law. He received hundreds of death threats, suffered assassination plots, and had been physically attacked. He was a true hero of the West, scorned and targeted by the leftist/Islamic axis of evil.

My colleague and Islamic scholar Robert Spencer wrote, “The names of his police guards need to be released. As does the name of the truck driver. Note that ‘the rescue service and the police said it would take a lot for a vehicle to be able to pass into the other lane, given that it is separated by a wire fence.’ The advocates of the freedom of speech, among which Lars Vilks was one of the foremost, are dwindling in number, and never received the support they should have from the corrupt and compromised authorities of the West.”

Vilks also appeared in the AFDI film, “Can’t We Talk About This?”

Related:

• VIDEO: Lars Vilks speaks at SION International Freedom of Speech Congress, September 11th
• Museum disinvites Lars Vilks from Art Exhibition, Artists flee exhibition in protest: Hear Vilks speak at 911 SION Freedom Congress

  VIDEO: Wilding Muslims Screaming “Allahu Akbar” Attack Artist Lars Vilks at ‘Mohammad’ lecture
• Kosovo Albanian” is Among Vilks Arsonists

Swedish artist who survived two murder attempts after drawing the Prophet Mohammed is killed in mystery car crash along with his two police protection officers

• Lars Vilks, 75, killed in crash in Markaryd, Sweden just before 3pm on Sunday
• He received numerous threats to his life after drawing prophet with dog’s body
• A lone gunman targeted him at a cafe in 2015 but he managed to escape bullets

By Laurence Dollimore For Mailonline, 4 October 2021

A Swedish artist who survived two murder attempts after drawing a cartoon of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed has died in a horror car crash.

Lars Vilks, 75, was killed Sunday when the police car he was traveling in veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a truck.

Both vehicles caught fire and the truck driver, 45, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The two police officers who were tasked with protecting Mr Vilks also died, according Swedish news outlet Expressen.

The crash is being investigated by the special prosecutor’s office.

The collision occurred just before 3pm in Markaryd, in the province of Kronoberg, Sweden.

It comes after Mr Vilks received numerous threats for drawing the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s body in 2007.

In 2015 lone gunman Omar El-Hussein fired shots at the front of the Krudttonden cafe where Mr Vilks was taking part in a debate on free speech.

Lars Vilk, 75, was traveling together with two police officers who also died, according Swedish news outlet Expressen

The car carrying Mr Vilks was reportedly travelling at a high speed before it veered into the other lane and collided with the truck, becoming wedged underneath it. Both vehicles caught fire (pictured)

In 2015 lone gunman Omar El-Hussein fired shots at the front of the Krudttonden cafe where Mr Vilks (pictured) was taking part in a debate on free speech

Meanwhile Colleen LaRose, 51, of Pennsberg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill Mr Vilks in 2011 and was convicted in 2014.

National Police Chief Anders Thornberg said: ‘It is with dismay and great sadness that I received the news that our two colleagues and our security person died this afternoon.

‘My thoughts go out to their relatives, families, friends and co-workers.

‘I am also in contact with the police in the region to make sure that they get the support they need.’

The relatives of Mr Vilks and the two officers have been notified.

Head of the special prosecutor’s office Anders Jakobsson said: ‘With the information I have now, it indicates that it is an accident.

‘But the investigation is at a very early stage.’

The horror crash occurred just before 3pm in Markaryd, in the province of Kronoberg, Sweden on Sunday (Pictured: Mr Vilks)

The truck driver was airlifted to hospital by helicopter, where he will be questioned by police over what happened.

The car carrying Mr Vilks was reportedly travelling at a high speed before it veered into the other lane and collided with the truck, becoming wedged underneath it. Both vehicles caught fire.

Police spokesman Rickard Lundqvist said: ‘I can not say at the moment if there are any criminal suspicions.’

The busy E4 road where the crash occurred has been closed off while police speak to witnesses. It is set to re-open at around 3am.

According to Expressen, the rescue service and the police said it would take a lot for a vehicle to be able to pass into the other lane, given that it is separated by a wire fence.

The section of the road has reportedly been rebuilt several times in recent years to improve traffic safety.

A police press conference is scheduled for Monday.

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