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Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and talking, a day after being stabbed at New York event

In now-deleted tweet, fellow author Aatish Taseer says Rushdie was able to talk, which later the celebrated author’s agent Andrew Wylie confirms to the Associated Press

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie off ventilator, 'talking and joking' after on-stage knife attack

The celebrated author, 75, was attacked while speaking at an event in New York state and may have lost an eye but is recovering

Daily Mirror

Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder

Erie (United States) (AFP) - The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie at a literary event pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges Saturday, as the severely injured author appeared to show signs of improvement in hospital.

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Sir Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and speaking following stabbing in US

The Indian-born Briton was about to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, 65 miles from Buffalo in New York state, when he was attacked, suffering injuries to his arm and liver

Wales Online

Rushdie suspected attacker charged with attempted murder

AFP

Sir Salman Rushdie off ventilator and talking following stabbing in US

The renowned author of The Satanic Verses remains in hospital with serious injuries.

The Independent UK

Attack on Rushdie sparks surge in interest in author's works

New York (AFP) - The stunning knife attack on author Salman Rushdie has fanned interest in his works -- above all, "The Satanic Verses," which left him living for years under a looming death threat.

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Salman Rushdie had started to believe his ‘life was normal again’

Before he was stabbed, the author said ‘a lot of people today live with similar threats’ to those made against him

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie attack: details emerge about New Jersey suspect

Motive for violence at New York event remains unclear, with author in hospital

The Guardian - US

Rushdie in hospital as outrage grows over stabbing

Erie (United States) (AFP) - Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized in serious condition Saturday after being stabbed at a literary event in New York state in a shocking assault that triggered widespread international outrage, but drew applause from hardliners in Iran and Pakistan.

AFP

Salman Rushdie on ventilator after stabbing, may lose an eye; attacker charged

Rushdie’s alleged attacker, Hadi Matar, was due in court to face attempted murder and assault charges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Salman Rushdie - live: Author’s ‘feisty sense of humour intact’ despite ‘severe injuries’

Author, 75, was target of ‘fatwa’ by Iranian religious leaders over 1988 book The Satanic Verses

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie attack: Suspect charged with attempted murder

Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of attacking the author at event in New York state and is being held without bond.

Al Jazeera

Salman Rushdie attack suspect charged with attempted murder

New York police officials said in an update Saturday that the suspect, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, had been arrested on attempted murder and assault charges.

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France 24

Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator, may lose eye following stabbing in New York

Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized Saturday after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing attack, which was met with shock and outrage from much of the world, along with tributes and praise for the award-winning author who for more than 30 years has faced death threats for his novel “The Satanic Verses.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Man who Attacked Salman Rushdie Charged with Attempted Murder, Assault

The man suspected of attacking novelist Salman Rushdie on Friday has been charged with attempted murder and assault, US prosecutors said on Saturday. "The individual responsible for the attack yesterday, Hadi Matar, has now been formally charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the Second Degree,"…

The Guardian - US

Rushdie attack prompts questions over security at New York event

Suspect had a ticket for Chautauqua event but some say protections should have been enhanced given sensitivities

AFP

Rushdie in serious condition after stabbing

Erie (United States) (AFP) - Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized in serious condition Saturday after being stabbed at a literary event in New York state in a shocking assault that triggered international outrage, but drew applause from hardliners in Iran and Pakistan.

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The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie: New Jersey man accused of stabbing author pleads not guilty to attempted murder charge

“This is the very early stage of what will invariably be a protracted legal process,” DA says

The Hindu

Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty

"He was arraigned on these charges last night and remanded without bail," the statement added.

The Independent UK

Biden condemns ‘vicious’ attack on Salman Rushdie as suspect charged

Suspect Hadi Matar is facing attempted murder charge

Asharq Al-Awsat

Activists Accuse Iran of Responsibility for Rushdie Attack

Iran's rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiated a 1989 order issued by its founder calling for the novelist to be killed, activists and opponents charged Saturday. While the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini over Rushdie's novel "The…

AFP

Activists accuse Iran of responsibility for Rushdie attack

Paris (AFP) - Iran's rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiated a 1989 order issued by its founder calling for the novelist to be killed, activists and opponents charged Saturday.

The Hindu

'Utterly horrified and shocked': Tharoor on Rushdie attack

The writer was stabbed by a New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar on stage in Western New York.

The Independent UK

Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing

Salman Rushdie's agent says the writer is on a ventilator after being stabbed in the neck and abdomen on a western New York stage where he was about to give a lecture

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