condition in pennsylvania. in a statement, his son zafar rushdie said the family were extremely relieved that he was able to say a few words. he said even though his father s life changing injuries were severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact. zafar also praised the audience members who were present at the event, who he said bravely leapt to his father s defence to help him. 45 minutes away in chautauqua, over in new york state, where the incident happened, the state s governor issued words of solidarity. we condemn the cowardly attack on salman rushdie, and we condemn any individual or any group that dares violate the sanctity of place like chautauqua. and i want it out there that a man with a knife cannot silence a man with a pen.
writing blasphemous. it s reported that police think hadi matar may have had sympathies for the iranian regime but an official motive has not been established. ever since the attack on friday, world leaders have been issuing words of solidarity for sir salman rushdie. president biden released a statement praising the author for his refusal to be intimidated or silenced. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. there s more rail disruption in the uk this morning as avanti west coast cuts back services between london and glasgow. this follows strike action over the weekend, with more to come later in the week. nina warhurst has the latest from manchester piccadilly station. today s disruption is really interesting, for two reasons. the first is that this isn t official strike action,
the state s governor issued words of solidarity. we condemn the cowardly attack on salman rushdie, and we condemn any individual or any group that dares violate the sanctity of place like chautauqua. and i want it out there that a man with a knife cannot silence a man with a pen. the 24 year old american suspect hadi matar has already appeared in court, and pleaded not guilty to the charges of attempted murder and attempted assault. prosecutors allege he travelled by bus from newjersey to the literary event. they say he bought a ticket like everybody else, allowing him to attend the talk mr rushdie was due to give. for decades, salman rushdie went into hiding after his book, the satanic verses, led to iran issuing a fatwa in 1989. many muslims considered his
we have got lots of ideas on the table but the key thing really to remember is that neither labour nor liz truss nor rishi sunak are currently in power. unlike with the covid crisis where people were used to hearing from government every day about what support might be available, in this crisis, people having to wait a little bit longer to know exactly what support there will be once we know who the new prime minister is going to be. thank ou ve prime minister is going to be. thank you very much. prime minister is going to be. thank you very much, lone. prime minister is going to be. thank you very much, lone. you prime minister is going to be. thank you very much, lone. you only - prime minister is going to be. thank you very much, lone. you only need you very much, ione. you only need to wait an hour and a quarter to find out exactly what labour are planning because we will be speaking to keir starmer about his plans at 7:30am. sir salman rushdie s family has praised the braver
iran s foreign ministry has categorically denied having any link with the man suspected of stabbing sir salman rushdie in new york state on friday. the 24 year old has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. meanwhile the author s family say he is no longer on a ventilator and has been able to say a few words as our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. there s a glimmer of hope for salman rushdie s family, even as he remains in a critical condition in pennsylvania. in a statement, his son zafar rushdie said the family were extremely relieved that he was able to say a few words. he said even though his father s life changing injuries were severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact. zafar also praised the audience members who were present at the event, who he said bravely leapt to his father s defence to help him. 45 minutes away in chautauqua, over in new york state, where the incident happened,