Author attacked at event in western New York as police identify the suspect in custody as Hadi Matar
Salman Rushdie attacked at book event – latest updatesPolice identify suspect in Salman Rushdie attack
Sir Salman Rushdie remains on a ventilator after being attacked onstage at an event in western New York state on Friday morning.
Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.