Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed novelist who was the subject of an Iranian fatwā calling for his execution in 1989, was attacked and stabbed before a lecture this morning at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York. He had just been introduced at the talk when an assailant rushed and assaulted him.
An eyewitness from the audience told The New York Times, “There was just one attacker. He was dressed in black. He had a loose black garment on. He ran with lightning speed over to him.”
The attack occurred around 11 a.m. the morning of Friday. The attacker was apprehended by several people and reportedly booked by a state police officer present at the event.
Witnesses said Rushdie seemed alive and no one was administering CPR, but he was still badly wounded from the confrontation.
The author was treated at the scene by venue staff and then transported by helicopter to...
An eyewitness from the audience told The New York Times, “There was just one attacker. He was dressed in black. He had a loose black garment on. He ran with lightning speed over to him.”
The attack occurred around 11 a.m. the morning of Friday. The attacker was apprehended by several people and reportedly booked by a state police officer present at the event.
Witnesses said Rushdie seemed alive and no one was administering CPR, but he was still badly wounded from the confrontation.
The author was treated at the scene by venue staff and then transported by helicopter to...
- 8/12/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
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