He was the target of an Islamic religious decree called a Fatwa, which placed a bounty of $100,000 on his head, with an extra $50,000 if his throat was slit. A member of the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab recorded a video threatening to behead him. Colleen Renee LaRose, also known as Jihad Jane, an American citizen from Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder Vilks, while a suicide bomber also targeted him for death.
In one case, Vilks’ home was set on fire by Jihadists who poured gasoline through a window and set the house on fire.
Vilks, who was not home at the time, joked, “I lost one curtain—I just have one at my window now—and one of my plants. But it recovered. It was badly burned but I nursed it.”
He said the Jihadists accidentally set themselves on fire and left personal identification papers at the scene of the crime, leading to their arrest and imprisonment. They were treated for self-inflicted burns at a local hospital, where they claimed they had been holding a barbecue party.
In one case, Vilks’ home was set on fire by Jihadists who poured gasoline through a window and set the house on fire.
Vilks, who was not home at the time, joked, “I lost one curtain—I just have one at my window now—and one of my plants. But it recovered. It was badly burned but I nursed it.”
He said the Jihadists accidentally set themselves on fire and left personal identification papers at the scene of the crime, leading to their arrest and imprisonment. They were treated for self-inflicted burns at a local hospital, where they claimed they had been holding a barbecue party.
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