The Innocent Prophet was produced by Imran Firasat, a Pakistani living in Spain, and is said to depict the Islamic prophet in a negative light.

Mr. Firasat confessed he was inspired by the scandalous US-made film, The Innocence of Muslims, which had sparked riots in the Arab world, with crowds protesting outside American embassies. In Benghazi, Libya, heavily armed attackers killed the US ambassador.

Voice of Russia, RIA