Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage

The Indian Born Author Salman Rushdie Received Dead Threats From Iran in the 1980s

For the novel "The Satanic Verses"

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On Friday Morning in western New York, he was stabbed in the neck and abdomen.

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Rushdie was transported to a local hospital by helicopter.

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Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, has been identified as the suspect in custody.

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Attacker punch or stab him 10 to 15 times.

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After, The author was pushed or fell to the floor, and the man was arrested.

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Dr. Martin Haskell, one among those who raced to aid, termed Rushdie's injuries as "severe but recoverable."

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