Friday, February 17, 2006

Muslim cleric issues death threat over Danish cartoons

The Danish cartoon controversy seems to be headed down a predictable path. Today a Pakistani Muslim cleric issued a death threat to the Danish cartoonist who drew the now infamous Muhammad cartoons. There was more that one cartoonist, however. Either the CBS report is wrong or the cleric, Qari Saeed Ullah, erred on this matter.

From CBS News:

"Oh God, please punish those who dared to publish these sacrilegious cartoons ... Give enough power to the Muslim countries and enable them to take revenge," said Qari Saeed Ullah, a prayer leader in Islamabad.

More from the same article:

A Pakistani cleric offered a 1.5 million rupee (US$16,700) reward and a car for anyone who kills the Danish cartoonist who drew Prophet Muhammad, while another Islamist leader was put under house detention, amid fears of more deadly demonstrations Friday, officials said.

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