Stephen King and other literary figures react as Salman Rushdie stabbed onstage

New York: Author Salman Rushdie undergoes surgery after attack, suspect in custody, says Police

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

Author Salman Rushdie undergoes surgery after being stabbed in neck on stage in US

A man was last night taken into custody after writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck on stage in the US.

Salman Rushdie in surgery after being stabbed onstage

Rushdie was air-lifted to the hospital following the attack that occurred just before 11:00 am local time, Major Eugene Staniszewski of the New York state police told journalists.

Surgery after Salman Rushdie stabbed

Salman Rushdie has faced death threats for his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses, which some Muslims said contained blasphemous passages. Photo: Reuters Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him because of his writing, has been stabbed in the neck onstage at a lecture in New York state and flown to hospital, police say.

Attack on Salman Rushdie leaves authors at B.C. writing festival horrified

Attendees at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts were shocked to learn that Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck on stage at a literary event in New York

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The Booker Prize winner, who is still unable to speak, was rushed to the hospital and was put on a ventilator after the incident