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Sami Quadri

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of hand after stabbing, says agent

Sir Salman Rushdie

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Sir Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the use of one of his hands after being attacked on stage in August, his agent has revealed.

Sir Salman, the Indian-born British author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, had been due to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, New York state, when a man rushed the stage and stabbed him.

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