The man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie was motivated by strong feelings that the acclaimed novelist had disrespected Islam, prosecutors said during a Thursday hearing detailing charges
Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” led to death threats in the 1980s, was in critical condition but improving, his family said Sunday, after he was attacked Friday at a lecture series in New York. Photo: Associated PressMAYVILLE, N.Y.—.
Hadi Matar, 24 years old, was charged with attempted murder and assault in connection with last week’s attack on Mr. Rushdie before a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, about 70 miles southwest of Buffalo.
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