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Salman Rushdie attack: What we know so far

Author Rushdie is on ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2022

Novelist Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing

Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state Friday.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 13, 2022

Salman Rushdie on Ventilator after Stabbing, Suspect Identified

Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state Friday. The British author of "The Satanic Verses", which sparked fury among some Muslims, had…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 13, 2022

Jets QB Zach Wilson suffers right knee injury in preseason opener vs. Eagles

NEW YORK — The Jets preseason started about as poorly as you can imagine. Now they wait to see the consequences.

Tribune News Service · Aug 13, 2022

Stabbing of Rushdie thrusts a tranquil literary retreat into mayhem

Before Salman Rushdie arrived on Friday, the bucolic New York retreat where the author was due to speak had arranged for a law enforcement presence at his lecture, mindful that the security might be needed for a man who faced death threats.

Reuters · Aug 13, 2022

Who is Salman Rushdie? Author whose book The Satanic Verses made him a target

The Indian-born writer has been stabbed in New York, and it’s not his first brush with violence

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

Salman Rushdie on ventilator and will likely lose an eye after attack, his agent says

The Satanic Verses author cannot speak and the nerves in his arm are severed, his agent said

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

What is a fatwa? Salman Rushdie’s backstory moves center stage after attack

After Salman Rushdie was attacked as he began a lecture Friday in western New York, it was a potent reminder that an Islamic leader had issued a high-profile edict calling for the writer’s death in reaction to his 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses.”

Los Angeles Times · Aug 12, 2022

Polio virus detected in NYC wastewater, health officials say

NEW YORK — The polio virus has been detected in New York City, health authorities said Friday, a jarring discovery arriving three weeks after the long-defeated virus reemerged in Rockland County north of the city. The potentially deadly virus was detected in sewage samples collected in the city.

Tribune News Service · Aug 12, 2022

Police identify Salman Rushdie attack suspect as 24-year-old from New Jersey

Hadi Matar, 24, in custody after author of Satanic Verses was stabbed at literary event in western New York

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2022