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Man accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder

Headline from The Buffalo News

A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022.Jurors, who deliberated for less than

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  1. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    N.J. man accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, was convicted of repeatedly stabbing Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A New Jersey man who repeatedly stabbed author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage has been convicted of attempted murder.

  3. The Buffalo News

    Man accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022.Jurors, who deliberated for less than

  4. CNN

    The man accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder and assault for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022.

  5. Rolling Stone

    Salman Rushdie Attacker Found Guilty of Attempted Murder (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Hadi Matar, the 27-year-old, who stabbed author Salman Rushdie several times in 2022 was convicted of second-degree attempted murder.

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Man accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Accused Salman Rushdie attacker Hadi Matar was convicted Friday of attempted murder and assault.

  7. Newsweek

    Jury quickly convicts man of attempted murder in Salman Rushdie stabbing (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A jury found 27-year-old Hadi Matar guilty of assault as well, for injuring another man who was on stage with Rushdie at the time.

  8. NBC News

    Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder after brutal onstage stabbing (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    After an eight day trial, Hadi Matar, the man charged with attacking and stabbing author Salman Rushdie in 2022, has been found guilty of attempted murder.

  9. UPI

    Man found guilty of attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie in brutal stabbing (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A jury on Friday convicted a New Jersey man of second-degree attempted murder and assault in the brutal stabbing of author Salman Rushdie on an upstate New York lecture stage in 2022.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    New Jersey man found guilty of attempted murder in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Hadi Matar ran onto a stage where Rushdie was about to speak and stabbed him more than a dozen times before a live audience.

  11. Time

    Salman Rushdie's Assailant Found Guilty of Attempted Murder (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Hadi Matar attacked Rushdie on Aug. 12, 2022, stabbing him more than a dozen times before a live audience.

  12. CBS News

    Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder in New York (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Salman Rushdie's attacker, Hadi Matar, is convicted on attempted murder charges in the 2022 stabbing in New York.

  13. New York Post

    Salman Rushdie’s attacker found guilty of attempted murder (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hadi Matar was convicted by a jury of stabbing Salman Rushdie in an attack that blinded him.

  14. Digital Journal

    Man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    An American-Lebanese man was found guilty by a jury Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a

  15. New York Times

    Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Is Found Guilty of Attempted Murder (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The man, Hadi Matar, faces up to 32 years in prison. Prosecutors said he rushed onstage at an arts conference and stabbed the famed author about 15 times.

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