Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect charged with attempted murder
The man suspected of attacking author Salman Rushdie is remanded without bail after a court appearance.
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Suspect in Salman Rushdie attack is charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault
The man suspected of stabbing renowned author Salman Rushdie in western New York was charged Saturday with attempted murder in the second degree.
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Mr Matar was born in the US to parents who had emigrated from Lebanon, a Lebanese official told the Associated Press news agency.
(My math says he was born in 1998)
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MOO: Who knows what went on with this guy? He should have been getting started in a career as an American adult.
Wonder if he was an outcast, who eventually gravitated to extremist views?
(My math says he was born in 1998)
Salman Rushdie: Author believed fatwa was old and life relatively normal
The Satanic Verses author was not worried about security before the stabbing attack in New York state.
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MOO: Who knows what went on with this guy? He should have been getting started in a career as an American adult.
Wonder if he was an outcast, who eventually gravitated to extremist views?
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Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack
Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, a day after being stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture.
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Cautiously optimistic that all is well.Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack
Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, a day after being stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture.
I was worried when they mentioned his liver. Knock on wood: Hope it is OK.
I'm not too sure about the future of his eye.
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wishing him strength through his recovery.
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wishing him strength through his recovery.
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" A physician who witnessed the stabbing of Salman Rushdie at an event in western New York said that despite the presence of two cops who were acting as security, it was the crowd that ultimately stepped in to subdue the attacker."
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Salman Rushdie is off ventilator and talking a day after attack
Author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.
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Salman Rushdie's 'road to recovery has begun,' author's agent says, as stabbing suspect pleads not guilty
The renowned author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and continues to recover after being repeatedly stabbed during an on-stage attack in western New York on Friday that left him hospitalized.
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'Rushdie's defiant sense of humour remains intact', son Zafar reveals
Salman Rushdie has been able to speak and has retained his 'usual feisty and defiant' sense of humour since he was stabbed at a literary event on stage in New York, his son Zafar has revealed
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'I'm surprised he survived': Salman Rushdie's attacker speaks out
In an interview with the New York Post from the Chautauqua County Jail, Matar, from Fairvew, New Jersey, said that he was ‘surprised’ that the author survived. Matar admitted that he had not read the entirety of the Rushdie's Satanic Verses novel, claiming he only read 'two pages'
He said: ‘I don’t like the person. I don’t think he’s a very good person, I don’t like him. I don’t like him very much.
‘He’s someone who attacked Islam, he attacked their beliefs, the belief systems.’
Rushdie had suffered three stab wounds to the neck, four to the stomach, puncture wounds to his right eye and chest as well as a laceration on his right thigh.
When asked if he was inspired by Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who issued the fatwa against Rushdie in 1989, Matar wouldn’t say – claiming his lawyer told him not to speak on the issue.
He said: ‘I respect the Ayatollah. I think he’s a great person. That’s as far as I will say about that.’
Matar said that he was inspired to go to the lecture after seeing a tweet announcing Rushdie's visit this year.
He denied that he had been in contact with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, but admitted he had watched videos of Rushdie on YouTube.
Officials believe that Matar travelled from his home in Fairview, New Jersey, to Buffalo via bus and used a ridesharing app to reach Chautauqua the day before the attack.
He confirmed that he had taken a bus to Buffalo, before getting a Lyft to travel to the institute.
Matar said: ‘I saw a lot of lectures, I don’t like people who are disingenuous like that.
'I was hanging around pretty much. Not doing anything in particular, just walking around. I was just outside the whole time.'
He added that the Chautauqua Institution was a 'nice place', and that he slept in the grass the night before the attack.
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In an interview with the New York Post from the Chautauqua County Jail, Matar, from Fairvew, New Jersey, said that he was ‘surprised’ that the author survived. Matar admitted that he had not read the entirety of the Rushdie's Satanic Verses novel, claiming he only read 'two pages'
He said: ‘I don’t like the person. I don’t think he’s a very good person, I don’t like him. I don’t like him very much.
‘He’s someone who attacked Islam, he attacked their beliefs, the belief systems.’
Rushdie had suffered three stab wounds to the neck, four to the stomach, puncture wounds to his right eye and chest as well as a laceration on his right thigh.
When asked if he was inspired by Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who issued the fatwa against Rushdie in 1989, Matar wouldn’t say – claiming his lawyer told him not to speak on the issue.
He said: ‘I respect the Ayatollah. I think he’s a great person. That’s as far as I will say about that.’
Matar said that he was inspired to go to the lecture after seeing a tweet announcing Rushdie's visit this year.
He denied that he had been in contact with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, but admitted he had watched videos of Rushdie on YouTube.
Officials believe that Matar travelled from his home in Fairview, New Jersey, to Buffalo via bus and used a ridesharing app to reach Chautauqua the day before the attack.
He confirmed that he had taken a bus to Buffalo, before getting a Lyft to travel to the institute.
Matar said: ‘I saw a lot of lectures, I don’t like people who are disingenuous like that.
'I was hanging around pretty much. Not doing anything in particular, just walking around. I was just outside the whole time.'
He added that the Chautauqua Institution was a 'nice place', and that he slept in the grass the night before the attack.
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Man pleads NOT GUILTY to attempted murder of Salman Rushdie
An Iranian sympathizer accused of brutally attacking author Sir Salman Rushdie has pleaded not guilty on Thursday to second degree attempted murder charges.
Hadi Matar, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday and charged with one count of second-degree attempted murder and one count of assault in the second degree.
He appeared in court later in the day wearing a gray-striped jumpsuit, a white COVID-19 mask with his hands shackled as District Attorney Jason Schmidt claimed, 'His mission to kill Mr. Rushdie is greater in his mind and outweighs his personal freedom.'
Schmidt argued that Matar should be kept in custody as a trial into the attack proceeds, The Buffalo News reports.
Matar has previously pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder in the first degree and assault in the first degree for the attack on the Satanic Verses author on Friday.
Matar has no previous criminal history, but faces up to 32 years in prison if he is convicted of the attempted murder and assault charges.
Matar now remains at Chautauqua County Jail, where he slammed Rushdie for 'attacking Islam' in an interview from a prison cell.
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An Iranian sympathizer accused of brutally attacking author Sir Salman Rushdie has pleaded not guilty on Thursday to second degree attempted murder charges.
Hadi Matar, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday and charged with one count of second-degree attempted murder and one count of assault in the second degree.
He appeared in court later in the day wearing a gray-striped jumpsuit, a white COVID-19 mask with his hands shackled as District Attorney Jason Schmidt claimed, 'His mission to kill Mr. Rushdie is greater in his mind and outweighs his personal freedom.'
Schmidt argued that Matar should be kept in custody as a trial into the attack proceeds, The Buffalo News reports.
Matar has previously pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder in the first degree and assault in the first degree for the attack on the Satanic Verses author on Friday.
Matar has no previous criminal history, but faces up to 32 years in prison if he is convicted of the attempted murder and assault charges.
Matar now remains at Chautauqua County Jail, where he slammed Rushdie for 'attacking Islam' in an interview from a prison cell.
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Sir Salman Rushdie attack suspect 'only read two pages' of Satanic Verses
Hadi Matar gives an interview after pleading not guilty to stabbing author Sir Salman Rushdie.
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He only read two pages of Mr Rushdie's book...
Earlier this week, Mr Matar's mother said she had disowned her son after his alleged behaviour. "I'm done with him," said on Monday, adding: "I have nothing to say to him."
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Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand, says agent
Full extent of injuries from ‘brutal attack’ on Satanic Verses author in New York state in August revealed
Full extent of injuries from ‘brutal attack’ on Satanic Verses author in New York state in August revealed
Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the attack he suffered while preparing to deliver a lecture in New York state two months ago, his agent has confirmed.
“[His wounds] were profound, but he’s [also] lost the sight of one eye,” said Wylie. “He had three serious wounds in his neck. One hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut. And he has about 15 more wounds in his chest and torso. So, it was a brutal attack.”
The agent declined to say whether Rushdie was still in hospital, saying the most important thing was that the writer was going to live.
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Prosecution ready for trial of Hadi Matar in Rushdie assault
MAYVILLE — The case of Hadi Matar, the New Jersey resident accused of stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie over the summer, is one step closer to trial. On Monday, Matar was back in Chautauqua County Court where it was announced that District Attorney Jason Schmidt officially filed for a...
Foley scheduled the next court appearance for March 6 for additional motions to be made.
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Salman Rushdie could confront man charged with stabbing him when trial begins in January
Author Salman Rushdie could take the stand against the man accused of repeatedly stabbing him when the defendant goes on trial early next year
the judge scheduled the trial for Jan. 8.