London, June 19: Protesting against Britain's
decision to Knight Salman Rushdie, an Iranian Group on Tuesday
announced an 80,000 pound bounty on his head prompting the
authorities to review the security of the controversial
India-born author.
The Scotland Yard is reviewing security around
Rushdie, who turned 60 today, and is all set to get round the
clock police protection.
The bounty was offered by the Tehran-based hardliners
'the organisation to commemorate the martyrs of the Muslim
world', which said it would pay an 80,000 pounds reward for
anyone "who was able to execute the apostate Salman Rushdie".
Rushdie spent a decade under the threat of an Islamist
death sentence after his book the satanic verses was deemed
blasphemous over its irreverent depiction of the prophet.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 00:00