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Satanic versus. and several powerful islamic leaders, including ayatollah khamenei, have sentenced author salman rushdie to death for blasphemy. >> the last thing before we go tonight, a horrific attack. famed author salman rushdie was stabbed onstage in western new york earlier this morning. rushdie famously spent years in hiding and in police protection after an iranian leader called for his execution. nbc's andrea mitchell has more. >> it's a scene of chaos, a shocking attack at a nearly 150-year-old artist retreat in upstate new york. >> the amphitheater -- presenter just attacked on the s...

Man also went on to the stage and repeatedly stabbed him. we spoke with the witness who had filmed that frantic aftermath. take a listen. >> after they made their way to their chairs for the conversation, within, second somebody jumped on to the stage and began to pound mr. rushdie. we were sitting around 75 feet away and we were not able to see exactly what was going on. all i remember seeing at that time was, the assailant arm going up and down, up and down. >> rushdie has faced decades of threat and extremists over his, work in 1989 and then supreme leader of iran had issued an order for hi...

Hadi Matar, 24, has been charged with attempted murder in a court hearing after being moved from the New York State Police barracks in Jamestown after the attack on Friday.

>> this guy rushes the stage and grabs rushdie and starts either punching or stabbing him. >> whereby charles seven or was in the audience and took this video after the attack. >> all i remember seeing that time was the assailants arm going up and down, up and down. it looked like mr. rushdie, who began on the chair, ended up on the floor. >> rushdie has lived with risk his life ever since a fat whatever decree in 1989, by then iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei, called for his murder. rush these novel, the satanic versus, was banned in iran, deemed blasphemous by religious fundamentalis...

>> hey, simone. good saturday to you. the suspect in the attack on author salman rushdie this morning entered a not guilty plea. the suspect is charged with attempted murder and assault. where she's agent says rusty is on a ventilator, has a damaged liver, severed nerves, and likely a loss of an eye. rusty has faced death threats for his novel the satanic versus for more than three decades. the u.s. counsel india want to mexico, telling government employees there and in parts of baja california to shelter in place amid an escalation in violence. the consulate says they're mid multiple vehicle ...