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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Iran protests over Swedish paper's cartoon

Iran yesterday summoned Sweden's charge d'affaires to protest against the publication of "a disrespectful" drawing of Prophet Mohammad in a Swedish regional newspaper, Nerikes Allehanda. There was a small demonstration outside the paper's offices following last week's use of the cartoon - depicting the prophet as a dog - drawn by the artist and art historian Lars Vilks. (Via Reuters)

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