Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at event in New York

Salman Rushdie Stabbed on Stage During Lecture in New York State

A “fatwa” (religious edict) was placed on the author by Iran in the late 1980s; it has since been upgraded to a $3.3 million bounty.

Salman Rushdie attacked onstage before book talk in New York state

Salman Rushdie, a renowned novelist whose work made him the subject of death threats, was attacked at a speaking event in Chautauqua, N.Y., on Friday by a man who stormed the stage and stabbed the writer in the neck, police…

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

Salman Rushdie, whose novel ``The Satanic Verses'' drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York.

Salman Rushdie attack: Author seated on stage when attacker stormed to stab him, all you need to know

Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage during an event in New York. Here's the report on how the attack unfolded.

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York - Austin Daily Herald

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to […]The post Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.

Novelist Salman Rushdie on a ventilator after stabbing in western New York

An assailant stabbed Rushdie, 75, in the abdomen and the neck, police and witnesses said, straining to continue the attack even as several people held him back.