Ah, a Mariner Evans dean. Thanks for joining me. The renowned author, Salman Rushdie, is in Critical Condition in the hospital. An attacker stabbed the writer several times at an event in new york state. Rusty spent years in hiding and under Police Protection after irans former Supreme Leader, ayatollah khomeini, called for his death. Some muslims see his writing as blasphemous. A 24 year old suspect, his facing charges of assault and attempted murder. Salman rushdie was flown to hospital for urgent surgery following the attack. Is agent says he was stabbed in the liver at nerves, severed in his arm, and will likely lose an eye. Witnesses say rustys attacker stabbed him 10 to 15 times before members, the audience grabbed him and restrained him. Medical doctors attending the event gave rusty, life saving 1st aid. The audience had been waiting for a lecture by the author to begin when a man appeared from the back of the stage until the person then thrown readily a person entered. And we
Ah, allow, im sorry, im noisy in london, youre watching algae 0. And so coming up on the program, reports that f. B i. Agents removed 11 sets of classified documents from Donald Trumps home, including some marked as top secret. Europes extremes. Sama fire, raging france and portugal, while drought is declared in parts of the u. K. Dozens of dead thousands left homeless as flash floods ripped through eastern sudan. Ah, to the Program Salon rushed either controversial and acclaimed also whose writings made him a target of death. Rats has been stabbed as a literary event in new york state. The indian born also was attacked when a mans storm, the stage it to, to quiet institution where he was due to deliver a lecture, the Booker Prize Winning novelists, been a decade in hiding off the iran. That revolutionary leader, i told r ha ha maney called for his death over his 1988 book, the satanic verses. Although the iranian government has since distanced itself from the edict demanding his death
Highlights coming up. Ah a marion, evan steen, welcome. World leaders have condemned the stabbing of the renowned author Salman Rushdie. He is in a Critical Condition at a hospital after being stamped at an event in new york state. The german chancellor, all of sholtes, has called it a despicable act, saying the world needs people like rusty who stand up for freedom of expression. A suspect charged with attempted murder has appeared in court. Salman rushdie was flown to hospital for urgent surgery following the attack. Is agent says he was stabbed in the liver at nerves, severed in his arm, and will likely lose an eye. Witnesses say rustys attacker stabbed him 10 to 15 times, but or members of the audience grabbed him and restrained him. Medical doctors attending the event gave a rusty, life saving 1st aid. The audience had been waiting for a lecture by the author to begin when a man appeared from the back of the stage uncle in the personal info nome ridley a person entered with us. An
A target of death. Threats has been stabbed literally event in new york state. The Booker Prize Winning author was stabbed in the neck when a man stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution where she was due to deliver a lecture. The author spent a decade in hiding off the irans revolution. Rita, ayatollah ha ha maney called for his death over is 988 novel, the satanic versus people later described that shock at witnessing the attack. May all human came and attacked. Salman rushdie, i thought that he was stabbed about 6 to 8 times before they were able to grab a hold of the perpetrator. And then i was pretty much frozen in my steps and took quite a few minutes to even just get myself to a seat to sit down because it was just, nobody knew it. Still, nobody knew how to react. I mean, there were tons of people rushed the stage. Here is an individual who is so spent decades ah, speaking truth to power. Someone whos been out there on afraid, despite the threats that have followed him, h
Waiting for final results of its president ial election if night all the to contend as images with the majority voting will begin all over again. And drought dried up one of europes most important waterways. Low water levels means some ryan river ship. Sure operating at just a quarter of their normal capacity. Ah. A michael ok, welcome. Author shellman rushed. He is alive, but breathing through a ventilator aft over his 1988 novel. Does he panic versus 24 year old man has been taken into custody and motive as yet to be confirmed. Solomon rusty was taken to hospital for urgent surgery following the attack. His agent says hes been stabbed in the liver, had nerve severed in his arm and will likely lose an eye. Witnesses say, rushed, his attacker stabbed him 10 to 15 times before members of the audience grabbed him and restrained him. Several medical doctors attending the event gave rusty, life saving 1st aid. The audience had been waiting for an interview with Salman Rushdie when a man ap