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'When I heard he survived, I was surprised': Salman Rushdie's attacker
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): Hadi Matar, who allegedly stabbed Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie in western New York State last week during a lecture, praised Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini and admitted that he didn't think that the author would survive.
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New York Gov Kathy Hochul thanks trooper who arrested Salman Rushdie's att
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 15 (ANI): New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday (local time) thanked the trooper who arrested novelist Salman Rushdie's attacker during an event in the Western New York state.
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Rushdie stood for universal rights of freedom of expression, says Blinken
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Lauding Salman Rushdie for consistently standing up for the universal rights of freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Sunday said that the Iranian state institutions have incited violen
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Rowling contacts police over threat from 'Pak activist' after Rushdie atta
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 14 (ANI): UK writer JK Rowling has filed a complaint with the police over Twitter threats she received after expressing condolences to novelist Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during an event in the Western New York state.
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Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator, can talk; accused pleads 'not guilty'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Renowned author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and will be able to talk, a day after he was stabbed in western New York State on Friday morning during a lecture.
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Biden expresses shock over Salman Rushdie's attack
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden expressed shock over the "vicious attack" on Salman Rushdie and said that he pray for his health and recovery.
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Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker pleads not guilty to attempted murder
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Hadi Matar, who is suspected of stabbing Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie in western New York State on Friday morning during a lecture, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges in a New York court.
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Salman Rushdie's attacker charged with attempted murder
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): Hadi Matar, who stabbed Indian-origin author Salman Rushdie in Western New York state on Friday, has been charged with attempted murder and assault, local media reported on Saturday.
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Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye after attack
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): Renowned author Salman Rushdie is currently on a ventilator and is likely to lose an eye after he underwent surgery following an attack at a literary event in New York.
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Literary figures, public officials shocked over attack on Salman Rushdie
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): Renowned author Salman Rushdie who faced death threats from Iran because of his novel "The Satanic Verses", was attacked in New York State on Friday morning during a lecture has left literary figures and public officials in shock.
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New York State police identify suspect who attacked Salman Rushdie
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The New York State Police have identified the suspect, who attacked Salman Rushdie, as Hadi Matar, 24, from Fairview, New Jersey while the motive behind the act is still unknown.
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Javed Akhtar, others condemn "barbaric attack" on Salman Rushdie in New Yo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Veteran Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar condemned the barbaric attack on renowned author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during a literary festival in the US state of New York on Friday.
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