Prophet cartoonist 'attacked'

A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog said he was attacked as protesters interrupted his university lecture in Stockholm on the limits of free speech.

A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog said he was attacked as protesters interrupted his university lecture in Stockholm on the limits of free speech.

Lars Vilks said a man leapt from the front row and head-butted him as he was delivering his lecture at Uppsala University, breaking his glasses but leaving him uninjured.

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