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Indian-origin British author Salman Rushdie has been named in the 8216;most-wanted list of Islam critics to kill8217; released by Al-Qaeda in the new issue of its English online magazine.
The shocking article in the Inspire magazine read 8216;Wanted: Dead or alive for crimes against Islam.8217;
A fatwa was issued against Rushdie by Iran8217;s late leader Ayotollah Khomeini in 1989 over passages in his book 8216;The Satanic Verses8217;.
Iran8217;s Khordad Foundation has raised the reward offered for his killing by 500,000 pounds to 2.5million pounds.
According to the Sun,the magazine also lists American pastor Terry Jones,who burned the Koran on a 9/11 anniversary,among its targets.
Alongside the images is the slogan: Yes we can. A bullet a day keeps the infidel away.8221;
The banned extremist web magazine is published by the Middle East Media Research Institute based in Washington D.C.
