According to the publication, during Rushdie’s speech in Chautauqua, New York, a man jumped onto the stage and attacked the writer.
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According to police, the writer was stabbed in the neck.
The suspect has been detained.
“Rushdie was taken by helicopter to one of the nearby clinics. His condition is unknown,” the police said.
Salman Rushdie:
Briton of Indian origin. Author of many books, including the novel “Satanic Verses”. The book was considered blasphemous by many Muslims, and in 1988 Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa ordering the assassination of Rushdie.
For the head of a writer living in the West, an Iranian Islamic foundation promises $3.3 million.
The writer was in hiding for many years, and his repentance could not convince the Iranian authorities to cancel the fatwa.
On February 21, 2016, Iranian media added a $600,000 surcharge to the price of Rushdie’s murder. In the same year, he received US citizenship.
Rushdie is the winner of the 1981 Booker Prize for Midnight’s Children.
