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Muslim Group Warns of Possible Violence if ‘South Park’ Lampoons Prophet Muhammad
A radical Muslim group has warned the creators of "South Park" that they could face violent retribution for depicting the prophet Muhammad in a bear suit during last week's episode.
New York (AP) - A radical Muslim group has warned the creators of "South Park" that they could face violent retribution for depicting the prophet Muhammad in a bear suit during last week's episode.
The website RevolutionMuslim.com has since been taken down, but a cached version shows the message to "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
The posting by Abu Talhah Al-Amrikee warns Parker and Stone that they could face the same fate as Theo Van Gogh. The Dutch filmmaker was murdered in 2004 after directing a film written by a Muslim woman who rejects the Prophet Muhammad as a guide for today's morality.
Al-Amrikee says his post "is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them."
Comedy Central and the producers would not comment. CNN first reported the posting.
The website RevolutionMuslim.com has since been taken down, but a cached version shows the message to "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
The posting by Abu Talhah Al-Amrikee warns Parker and Stone that they could face the same fate as Theo Van Gogh. The Dutch filmmaker was murdered in 2004 after directing a film written by a Muslim woman who rejects the Prophet Muhammad as a guide for today's morality.
Al-Amrikee says his post "is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them."
Comedy Central and the producers would not comment. CNN first reported the posting.
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