The suspect in the stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie has been charged with attempted murder
In a press conference held in Jamestown, New York, police officials alleged the suspect jumped on stage and stabbed the writer at least once in the neck and once in the abdomen.
He was subjected to a fatwa and years of death threats after writing The Satanic Verses. In 1989 the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie.New York governor Kathy Hochul said that a state police officer saved his life and that of the moderator, who she said was also attacked.She added: "He is alive, he has been airlifted to safety.
Rushdie's book, The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1988 as many Muslims consider it blasphemous.Iran’s current government has distanced itself from the fatwa and threats of violence against him but he still faces widespread anger over his writing.
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