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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Christopher Bucktin

Iran says Salman Rushdie and supporters only ones to blame for attack

Iran sparked fury yesterday by claiming Salman Rushdie and his supporters are solely to blame for him being stabbed.

Officials denied any link to Friday’s attack on the author despite the country placing a £2.3million bounty on his head.

Suspect Hadi Matar’s mother also broke her silence to say she was disowning her son.

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