Salman Rushdie trial: Author describes moment of attack as he gives evidence in New York courtroom
- Salman Rushdie described in court how he was attacked on stage, resulting in him being left blind in one eye after being stabbed about 15 times.
- Rushdie stated he initially thought he was being punched until he felt the pain from the knife wounds and screamed as blood gushed from his eye.
- Hadi Matar, the accused attacker, expressed anger towards Rushdie for allegedly "attacking Islam" in his writing, according to his statements after the incident.
- Rushdie's injuries were severe enough that the prosecutor noted he lost a significant amount of blood, leading to low blood pressure during the attack.
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Writer Rushdie testifies in US attempted murder trial against attacker, describes 10-time stabbing that left him one-eyed
MAYVILLE (United States), Feb 12 — Novelist Salman Rushdie described Tuesday the moment a knife-wielding attacker stormed on stage and attempted to kill him in a frenzied attack that left him blind in one eye. “The Satanic Verses” author told jurors at the trial of his alleged attacker, 23-year-old American-Lebanese Hadi Matar, that Matar “was stabbing and slashing” at him. “I was aware of this person rushing at me on my right hand side,” he sai…
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