Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
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Salman Rushdie has testified for the second time about being stabbed nearly to death four years ago in a western New York amphitheater. The prize-winning author took the witness stand Thursday at Hadi Matar's federal terrorism trial. The 28-year-old Matar…
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Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Jury selection is now underway in the federal terrorism trial for Hadi Matar. In February 2025, Matar was convicted for trying to kill author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is probing deeper into what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a lecture stage in 2022.
Mr. Rushdie is expected to testify against Hadi Matar, the man who repeatedly stabbed him in 2022. Mr. Matar’s lawyers argue that he acted on his own, not on behalf of Iran.
Hadi Matar, already serving 25 years for attempted murder, denies federal charges that could bring a life sentence The man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in the eye on stage in 2022 is standing trial for a second time – this time facing terrorism charges after being found guilty of attempted murder and …
The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is on trial again. Prosecutors and defense lawyers gave opening statements Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s federal terrorism trial in Buffalo, New York. The Booker Prize-winning Rushdie is expected to…
Salman Rushdie has testified for the second time about being stabbed nearly to death four years ago in a western New York amphitheater. The prize-winning author took the witness stand Thursday at Hadi Matar's federal terrorism trial. The 28-year-old Matar…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him.
Author testified for second time about near-killing four years ago during event at New York amphitheater Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie on Thursday sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that near…
Novelist Salman Rushdie on Thursday testified at the federal trial of the man who tried to kill him with a knife at a New York cultural center in 2022.
Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him.
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