Man awaiting trial for Salman Rushdie attempted murder accused of supporting Hezbollah

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The attacker of the writer Rushdi is accused of supporting Hezbollah.

The BBC writes about it. New Jersey resident Hadi Matara, 26, who is suspected of attempting to murder British-American writer Salman Rushdie, is accused of providing material support to the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. This became known from the accusation made public on July 24. The federal charges were filed a few weeks after Matar rejected a proposal by prosecutors that he would be sentenced to a shorter prison term if he pleaded guil…