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British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings have made him the target of Iranian death threats, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye after he was repeatedly stabbed at a literary event in New York state Friday.
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings have made him the target of Iranian death threats, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye after he was repeatedly stabbed at a literary event in New York state Friday.Following the attack just before 11:00 am local time Rushdie had been airlifted to the hospital where he needed emergency surgery, and his agent said in a statement obtained by The New York Times that "the news is not good."
Author Salman Rushdie was attacked and stabbed 15 times while doing a lecture in western New York on Friday.
Booker Prize-winning novelist Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed 'repeatedly and viciously' by a man at a literary event in New York.
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings have made him the target of Iranian death threats, remained in emergency surgery Friday after being