Threat to cartoon pair

A radical Muslim group has warned the creators of TV cartoon South Park they face violent retribution for depicting the prophet Mohammed in a bear suit during last week's episode.

The website RevolutionMuslim.com was since taken down but a version showed the message to South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

Author, Abu Talhah al Amrikee of New York, said the men "outright insulted" the religious leader and the posting showed a gruesome picture of Theo Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker who was shot and stabbed to death in an Amsterdam street in 2004 by a fanatic angered by his film about Muslim women.

The posting listed the addresses of Comedy Central's New York office and Parker and Stone's California production office.

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