Bounty on head of anti-Islam filmmaker increases
- 12 years ago
The bounty on the head of the person behind the film "Innocence of Muslims" has gone up. In fact, it's doubled.
A Pakistani cleric says he will give 105,000 dollars to anyone who who kills the filmmaker.
The bounty comes a day after a railway minister offered a $100,000 dollar reward.
At a rally against the film, many say the increased bounty is a secondary issue.
SOUNDBITE: Mehmood Sultan, local resident saying (Urdu):
"A reward should not be the motivation for a Muslim. A Muslim should perform his Islamic obligation that if he can reach him (blasphemer), he should kill him."
It was a sentiment echoed in several major Pakistani cities.
A Pakistani cleric says he will give 105,000 dollars to anyone who who kills the filmmaker.
The bounty comes a day after a railway minister offered a $100,000 dollar reward.
At a rally against the film, many say the increased bounty is a secondary issue.
SOUNDBITE: Mehmood Sultan, local resident saying (Urdu):
"A reward should not be the motivation for a Muslim. A Muslim should perform his Islamic obligation that if he can reach him (blasphemer), he should kill him."
It was a sentiment echoed in several major Pakistani cities.