Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye, agent Andrew Wylie says
Author Salman Rushdie has lost vision in one eye and the use of one hand following his stabbing in New York in August, his agent says.
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Author Salman Rushdie has lost vision in one eye and the use of one hand following his stabbing in New York in August, his agent says.
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The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges and was held without bail.
The author was severely injured after being stabbed on stage at an event in New York state.