Bounty on head of anti-Islam filmmaker increases

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The bounty on the head of the person behind the film "Innocence of Muslims" has gone up. In fact, it's doubled.<br/> <br />A Pakistani cleric says he will give 105,000 dollars to anyone who who kills the filmmaker.<br/> <br />The bounty comes a day after a railway minister offered a $100,000 dollar reward.<br/> <br />At a rally against the film, many say the increased bounty is a secondary issue.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Mehmood Sultan, local resident saying (Urdu):<br/> <br />"A reward should not be the motivation for a Muslim. A Muslim should perform his Islamic obligation that if he can reach him (blasphemer), he should kill him."<br/> <br />It was a sentiment echoed in several major Pakistani cities.