A message on the website Just Paste It claims Pamela Geller, one of the organizers of Sunday's "Draw Muhammad" event in Garland, Texas, will be killed by Islamic State (ISIS) sympathizers.
"The attack by the Islamic State in America is only the beginning of our efforts to establish a wiliyah in the heart of our enemy," the message reads. "Our aim was the khanzeer Pamela Geller and to show her that we don't care what land she hides in or what sky shields her; we will send all our Lions to achieve her slaughter."
Two gunmen, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi, were shot to death by police outside the event when they jumped from a car with assault rifles.
The note said the two were aware the event was heavily guarded and gave their lives willingly in an effort to show "how easy we give our lives for the Sake of Allah." The note said anyone who attempts to shield Geller or who hosts any of her events also are "legitimate targets."
Islam considers it blasphemous to depict its founder visually.
The message claims ISIS has 71 "trained soldiers" in 15 states inside the United States.
"Out of the 71 trained soldiers 23 have signed up for missions like Sunday," the message reads. It names Virginia, Maryland, Illinois, California and Michigan among the states with fighters.
"The disbelievers who shot our brothers think that you killed someone untrained, nay, they gave you their bodies in plain view because we were watching," the note says.
Geller, appearing Tuesday on Fox News Channel's
"Hannity," said she knows she is a target of Islamic extremists and is willing to die to fight for free speech.
"Give me liberty or give me death," she quoted Patrick Henry.
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