23 Apr 2010

South Park creators warned over Muhammad portrayal

10:08 am on 23 April 2010

Islamists have warned the creators of TV show South Park they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit.

A posting on the website of the US-based group, Revolution Muslim, told Matt Stone and Trey Parker they would "probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh".

The Dutch film-maker was shot and stabbed to death in 2004 by an Islamist angered by his film about Muslim women.

The posting gave details about a home Stone and Parker reportedly co-own.

It also listed the addresses of their production office in California and the New York office of South Park's broadcaster, Comedy Central.

The BBC reports Wednesday's episode of South Park on the Comedy Central channel beeped out the words ''Prophet Muhammad'' and plastered the word, ''Censored'' across the show.

Muslims consider any physical representation of the prophet to be blasphemous.