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Salman Rushdie attacked onstage at New York event

Author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s was stabbed in the neck and abdomen, police say

Author Salman Rushdie was giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when he was attacked. Photograph: Joshua Goodman/AP
Author Salman Rushdie was giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when he was attacked. Photograph: Joshua Goodman/AP
Fri Aug 12 2022 - 21:08 • 3 MIN READ

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