Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of attacking Rushdie on Friday as the Satanic Verses author was being introduced at a lecture at the Chautauqua Institute in New York state.
Shocked and saddened to learn of the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie, US President Joe Biden prayed for his health and recovery on Saturday and said the Mumbai-born writer stands for essential and universal ideals truth, courage and resilience.Jill and I were shocked and saddened to learn of the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie yesterday in New York.
MAYVILLE — The man accused in the stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called a “preplanned” crime,