Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on a lecture stage in New York
Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck by a man who rushed the stage as Rushdie was about to give a lecture.
by The Associated Press
Aug 12, 2022
3 minutes
Updated August 12, 2022 at 1:18 PM ET
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. â Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10
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