Two Muslim men have been charged following an international investigation into a suspected plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.

TWO Muslim men were brought before a special sitting of Waterford District Court last night in relation to an ongoing probe into alleged death threats against a Swedish artist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.

Two men were tonight charged in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.