Man Accused of Stabbing Salman Rushdie Goes on Trial
Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder in the attack, which took place in 2022 as Mr. Rushdie was about to speak at an arts conference in western New York.
Rushdie tells court about stabbing attack: 'I thought he had punched me'
The trial of a man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie will begin in a New York court this morning. Hadi Matar allegedly sprinted on stage at an event in upstate New York in August 2022 and stabbed the acclaimed British-American writer at least 10 times.
Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
A prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the acclaimed author didn’t even try to fight back.
Salman Rushdie gives evidence against man charged with stabbing him in 2022
The 77-year-old author was blinded in one eye in the attack and spent months recovering, a process he detailed in a memoir released last year.
Excerpts From Salman Rushdie's Court Testimony About a Harrowing Attack
In his own words, author Salman Rushdie describes the moments when a stranger rushed at him on stage in western New York and began attacking him
Novelist Salman Rushdie faces his accused stabber in New York courtroom
Salman Rushdie spoke calmly and with occasional dry humor as he testified on Tuesday against the man accused of trying to murder him, the first time the two have been in the same place since the 2022 knife attack on the novelist onstage at a New York arts institute.
Salman Rushdie tells court he thought he was dying after stabbing
The author says he felt like he was lying in "a lake of blood" after he was attacked on stage in New York state.
‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies About Terrifying Stabbing Attack
The author recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
‘I thought he had punched me’: Novelist Salman Rushdie takes stand in trial of his accused stabber
The novelist Salman Rushdie showed a jury his blinded right eye on Tuesday as he testified against the man charged with trying to murder him at a talk at a rural New York venue in 2022.
Salman Rushdie Attacker Says 'Free Palestine' as He Enters Court
Salman Rushdie is expected to testify during the trial, marking the first time he will face his alleged attacker.
Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as a stranger repeatedly stabbed him on stage
Salman Rushdie described in graphic detail Tuesday the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in ...
Trial witness identifies Rushdie stabbing suspect as being responsible
Hadi Matar allegedly sprinted on stage at an event in upstate New York in August 2022 and stabbed the acclaimed ...
‘If you liked the book, meet the author...in a book’: Reading Salman Rushdie in good and bad times
Knife isn’t set in Hampi. It was the next Rushdie book I read. It is a painful, and gripping narrative. But it is also ...
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Upstate NY trial begins for radical accused of stabbing ‘Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie
The attempted murder trial of the radical who allegedly repeatedly stabbed writer Salman Rushdie at an upstate New York event two years ago is finally set to start Tuesday. The twice-delayed ...
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Trial of man accused in Rushdie stabbing begins with jury selection
The trial of the man charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York lecture began on Tuesday with jury selection. Hadi Matar, 26, can be seen in cellphone videos ...
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Trial of Man in Salman Rushdie Stabbing Begins With Jury Selection
Trial of Man in Salman Rushdie Stabbing Begins With Jury Selection (Reuters) - The trial of the man charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York lecture is due ...
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Accused Salman Rushdie attacker ambles into NY court as trial kicks off on attempted murder charges
The radical accused of stabbing famed writer Salman Rushdie in upstate New York in 2022 ambled into court Tuesday, police escort in tow, as his trial kicked off with jury selection. Hati Matar ...