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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gustaf Kilander and Rituparna Chatterjee

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and his ‘feisty humour remains intact’ after stabbing, says family

Reuters

Sir Salman Rushdie’s “feisty and defiant humour remains intact”, his family said after the author was taken off life support while receiving treatment for life-changing injuries caused by multiple stab wounds.

His son Zafar Rushdie issued a statement on behalf of the family on Sunday while the writer remained in a critical condition following the attack at a literary event in the state of New York on Friday.

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