the medusa festivale in cullera, a beach side town south of valencia. the electronic music event which is held over six days has now been suspended. the taliban have been trying to stop women in the afghan capital kabul from protesting on the streets. the taliban fired in the air as dozens of women protested against the restriction of women s rights. the demonstration comes a year after the taliban seized power in afghanistan. girls have been barred from attending secondary schools in most of afghanistan. women have so far only been allowed to work in a few sectors including public health and security. the headlines on bbc news. writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author sir salman rushdie, who s now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in new york. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk
salman rushdie. we have got a statement that has come through from the da, jason schmidt. that was a statement from jason schmidt, and it says that the individual responsible for the attack yesterday has now been formally charged with attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree. the statement goes on to say he was arraigned on these charges and reminded without bail. immediately after the attack, i was on scene to determine what was needed to be further developed and preserved for prosecution. a reminder, this is from the district attorney, this is his statement, and he goes on to say, i then dispatched a prosecutor to stay with macro and communicate information with me as i worked on a search warrant application that was signed last night. he said, the working closely with state police and have been in touch with our counterparts in the state of new jersey where the attacker is from.
nomia s been giving us the latest. we re still waiting to get an update. we are expecting to hear from the hospital at some point today, or certainly over the weekend. the last we heard on his condition was that statement that was given by sir salman rushdie s agent, andrew wylie, in which he says, and i quote, it s not good news. he said that mr rushdie is likely to lose an eye. the nerves in one arm have been severed. he is currently on a ventilator and cannot speak. this hospital here in erie, obviously neighbouring new york state where mr rushdie was airlifted from last night. it has some of the most advanced facilities when it comes to treating people with trauma. he underwent surgery last night, we know he s still inside the hospital, on that ventilator. but of course as soon as we get any sort of update on his condition,
was stabbed while exercising a right that must always be defended. a 24 year old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known, but sir salman has long lived under the threat of being killed, and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years. his book the satanic verses, published in 1988, was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. iran s spiritual leader at the time called for sir salman s execution, offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that but the bounty remains. sir salman rushdie has spent a major part of his life protecting himself from extremist threats to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agent says the author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania.
of the former president donald trump on monday. the search warrant shows he s being investigated over possible violations of the espionage act. the 82 year old who reaches new heights. nick gardner scales the final peak to complete his mission to climb all of scotland s 282 munros. good afternoon. the agent for sir salman rushdie says he remains on a ventilator and may lose an eye, after he was stabbed repeatedly on stage at an event in new york state yesterday. sir salman, who s 75, has been the subject of death threats from islamists since the release of his book, the satanic verses, in 1988. a man has been arrested. nomia iqbal sent this report.