Published 2 years ago

Authorities identify suspect who attacked author Salman Rushdie at western New York event

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Hadi Matar, 24, of New Jersey, was taken into custody on Friday morning after allegedly storming the stage and repeatedly stabbing the author in the neck. The 75-year-old author was rushed to hospital by helicopter where he remained in surgery on Friday afternoon.

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Times of India

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie identified as Hadi Matar - The Times of India

Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in wester

2 years ago·India

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News18 India

Attack on Salman Rushdie at New York Event Sends Shockwaves Worldwide; Suspect Arrested

Following the assault, the 75-year-old booker prize winner fell through a barrier to the stage with blood on his hands and was treated onstage while the crowd tackled the accused

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Police identify Salman Rushdie attack suspect as 24-year-old from New Jersey

Hadi Matar, 24, in custody after author of Satanic Verses was stabbed at literary event in western New York

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Hadi Matar arrested for stabbing Salman Rushdie in neck in horror New York attack

Author spent years in hiding after a ‘fatwa’ was issued by the Iranian supreme leader in 1988

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Salman Rushdie Stabbed, Suspect Taken Into Police Custody

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of the Booker Prize-winning novel "Midnight Children", was stabbed in the neck during an event in New York.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Mirror

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect named as author in surgery after brutal attack

The Satanic Verses novelist Sir Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker has reportedly been identified as 24-year-old Hadi Matar, from Fairview, New Jersey, by three law enforcement sources

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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