A man has been taken into custody after author Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed on a lecture state in New York state.
The novelist, whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was about to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when he suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck. Rushdie, 75, was transported to hospital by helicopter and his condition remains unclear, according to state police.
A statement from New York Police said: "On August 12 2022, at about 11am, a male suspect ran up on to the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer. Rushdie suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck, and was transported by helicopter to an area hospital.
