BREAKING NOW: Author Salman Rushdie Attacked On Stage Before New York Lecture
Author Salman Rushdie was reportedly attacked on stage before giving a lecture in Western New York State.
BREAKING: Author Salman Rushdie has been attacked as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An @AP reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced. https://t.co/bVTbfkLjyL
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 12, 2022
Author Salman Rushdie, who suffered years of death threats after writing The Satanic Verses, attacked on stage in New York state https://t.co/X5vDka4nAX
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 12, 2022
The fatwa against Rushdie has never been revoked. If this is tied to Iran, it demonstrates once again that American attempts to woo the ayatollahs are an act of supreme idiocy. https://t.co/te8Ky2Jlrf
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 12, 2022
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