Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
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.
Hundreds gathered in front of the New York Public Library on Friday, (August 19), to hear writers speak out in solidarity with the acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie who was stabbed repeatedly at a..
Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. His condition is unknown at this time.
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