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Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault

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Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old individual, was involved in a high-profile attack on author Salman Rushdie in 2022. The incident took place at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, where Rushdie was scheduled to deliver a lecture. Matar rushed onto the stage and stabbed Rushdie multiple times, resulting in severe injuries, including damage to Rushdie's liver, vision loss in one eye, and a paralyzed hand.

  1. US
    Jason Schmidt
    Chautauqua County Court
    1. I want you to look at the targeted nature of the attack. There were a lot of people around that day but there was only one person who was targeted.
  2. US
    Merrick Garland
    US Department of Justice
    1. We allege that in attempting to murder Salman Rushdie in New York in 2022, Hadi Matar committed an act of terrorism in the name of Hezbollah, a designated terrorist organisation aligned with the Iranian regime.
  3. US
    Nathaniel Barone
    1. We've argued from the beginning that they have not, at least in our opinion, proven any type of intent to murder.
    2. We think that it became an attempted murder because of the notoriety of the alleged victim in the case.
  4. US
    Andrew Brautigan
    1. You will agree something bad happened to Mr Rushdie, but you don't know what Mr Matar's conscious objective was.
  5. US
    Hadi Matar
    1. I don't think he's a very good person.

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sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.ABC News (Australia)
  5. 5.ABC News
  6. 6.Associated Press
  7. 7.Daily Mail
  8. 8.New York Post

perspectives

  1. 1.Islamic Terrorism
  2. 2.Iran Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Freedom of Speech
  4. 4.Assassination Attempt
  5. 5.Islam
  6. 6.Stabbings
  7. 7.Literature

countries

  1. 1.United KingdomGB
  2. 2.IsraelIL
  3. 3.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  4. 4.LebanonLB
  5. 5.Palestine, State ofPS

organizations

  1. 1.HezbollahLB
  2. 2.Chautauqua Institution
  3. 3.Arab League
  4. 4.City of Asylum

persons

  1. 1.Salman RushdieGB
  2. 2.Hadi MatarUS
  3. 3.Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
  4. 4.Henry Reese
  5. 5.Jason SchmidtUS
  6. 6.Nathaniel BaroneUS
  7. 7.Andrew BrautiganUS
  8. 8.Adrian Kraus
  9. 9.David Foley
  10. 10.Jordan StevesUS
  11. 11.Merrick GarlandUS
  12. 12.Sarah Ferguson

technicals

  1. 1.Islam
  2. 2.Satanic Verses