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13 Aug 2022

Salman Rushdie’s alleged attacker is charged with attempted murder

News Correspondent

A man has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree – in connection with the attack on the author Salman Rushdie in upstate New York.

Rushdie, who’s 75, is on a ventilator and could lose an eye -says his agent – after he was stabbed on stage during a literary event.

The alleged attacker, 24 year old Hadi Matar was arrested at the scene.