Is that cartoonist really burnt alive?

I received this message on my mobile today:

Alhamdulillah. breaking news.!! The artist who drew the pictures of the prophet muhammed(s.a.w) recently has died in a fire. he was burned alive. Denmark govt is hiding the news from the public and everyone has got to know. Plz spread this. @

Now I am wondering whether it is true or not. I inquired to the person who sent it to me and he said his friend sent it and his friend says his friend sent it to him and so on…

I live in UK and have passed it on and since than receiving enquiring calls but cant tell them whether it is true or not.

Has anyone else heard about it?

Re: Is that cartoonist really burnt alive?

No.....

Re: Is that cartoonist really burnt alive?

yeh i have recieved emails like that,.but i dno whether its tru or not

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I saw this message somewhere and I am 99.99% sure it's BS. Well, let me rephrase myself: "The government is hiding his death" is BS.

Re: Is that cartoonist really burnt alive?

There is a hadith; its more or less meaning is that:
"It is sufficient for a person to become a liar that he passes forward what he just heard from others i.e. sunee sunaai baat ko agey bharha dey".

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Re: Is that cartoonist really burnt alive?

it seems false.....how does this one person know about it and its not big news? its best to avoid spreading rumours and its not good to take second hand info anyway -and in this case its probably "x-th hand"