Washington subway bans 'issue' ads after request to run Mohammad cartoon [View all]
Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters
(Reuters) - The Washington transit system on Thursday suspended all "issue-oriented" advertising after being asked to run a subway ad featuring a cartoon depiction of the Prophet Mohammad.
The ban, approved unanimously by the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, prohibits political, religious and advocacy ads through the end of the year, a spokesman said.
The transit system had been asked by the American Freedom Defense Initiative to display the cartoon that won first prize at an event in Texas this month at which two gunmen opened fire near the venue and wounded a security guard before they were shot and killed by police.
The ad, which calls for Americans to support free speech, features a bearded, turban-wearing Mohammad waving a sword and shouting: "You can't draw me!"
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