WARNING: Video contains violent content not suitable for all viewers. Discretion is advised. Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and reportedly stabbed in the neck on Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture on artistic freedom in Chautauqua, N.Y. A State Trooper … [Read more...]
Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in NY, suspect in custody | Rush Hour
Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storming the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced. The author was taken or fell to … [Read more...]