Author Salman Rushdie Stabbed In Neck Ahead Of His Speech In New York
Rusdhie is said to have been stabbed before making a speech in Chautauqua, New York.
According to reports in the US media on Friday, Salman Rushdie, a well-known author, was assaulted on stage in New York. As the Booker Prize-winning novelist was about to take the stage at a western New York state speech, he was ambushed.
Rushdie is said to have been stabbed before making a speech in Chautauqua, New York.
New video shows the chaos moments after notable author Salman Rushdie was stabbed. Police units were on stage within seconds.
¡ª Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) August 12, 2022
Video via MentNews pic.twitter.com/po8x0mrpj9
As Rushdie was introduced, an Associated Press reporter saw a man attack the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and start punching or stabbing Rushdie.
The author was knocked to the ground, and the man was immediately detained and handcuffed.
A male suspect ran up onto stage at a speaking event & attacked Salman Rushdie & an interviewer at 11 am (local time), today in Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua. Rushdie suffered an apparent stab wound to his neck & was transported by helicopter to a hospital: NY State Police https://t.co/AnpC6r45pF pic.twitter.com/ZXCizphI38
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In a press statement, the New York State Police verified that Rushdie was stabbed in the neck by a guy who stormed the stage.
Rushdie has suffered years of death threats over his book ¡®The Satanic Verses¡¯ which Islamic clerics severely criticized.
According to media reports, the author tended after allegedly stabbing during the event.
Salman Rushdie
"Rushdie suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck and was transported by helicopter to an area hospital," the press release said.
"His condition is not yet known. The interviewer suffered a minor head injury. A state trooper assigned to the event immediately took the suspect into custody. The Chautauqua County Sheriff¡¯s Office assisted at the scene."
Rushdie, born in a Muslim family in India, has faced death threats due to his fourth book, "The Satanic Verses," which some Muslims believed contained blasphemous passages.
After its 1988 release, the book was banned in many nations with significant Muslim populations.
Iran has banned Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" since 1988 since many Muslims perceive it as disrespectful.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late leader of Iran, called for Rushdie's death in a fatwa, or decree, published a year later.
Iran has allegedly offered a reward of more than $3 million for the assassination of Rushdie.
(With agency inputs)
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