It appears that the Taliban, the extremely violent, "fundamentalist" group that once ran Afghanistan is offended by the Pope's recent suggestions that Islam promotes violence.
Tim Blair writes in his blog:
Words fail:
Afghanistan Taliban on Saturday demanded Pope Benedict XVI to apologise for remarks linking Islam with violence.
A hard-line cleric linked to Somalia powerful Islamist movement has called for Muslims to unt down and kill Pope Benedict XVI for his controversial comments about Islam ...
Whoever offends our Prophet Mohammed should be killed on the spot by the nearest Muslim,[Sheikh Abubukar Hassan] Malin, a prominent cleric in the Somali capital, told worshippers at a mosque in southern Mogadishu.
UPDATE. The Sword of Islam wants an apology, too:
We want to make it clear that if the pope does not appear on TV and apologise for his comments, we will blow up all of Gaza churches.
UPDATE II. The, hem, Islamic Salafist Boy Scout Battalion joins the list of apology-demanders:
This group threatens to kill all Christians in Iraq if the Pope does not apologize in three days in front of the whole world to Mohammed.
UPDATE III. The New York Times:
He needs to offer a deep and persuasive apology, demonstrating that words can also heal.
It is unclear how many people the Times will kill if their demand isn't met.
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