Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York - The Indian Express

Rushdie was taken by helicopter to a hospital, state police said. His condition was not immediately known.

Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a le… [+3293 chars]

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