Updating: Salman Rushdie Stabbed in the Neck on Stage at Reading in Upstate NY: Suspect in Custody, Author in Surgery

According to reports, author Salman Rushdie was stabbed this morning while giving a talk at the Chautauqua Arts Festival in upstate New York.

Here’s a link to the CNN report.

Rushdie was once under an Iranian “fatwa” for his novel, The Satanic Verses. He always had security with him for public appearances in case a crazy person attempted something like this. It’s unclear if his attacker was motivated by religious zealotry or was just violent and insane.

JUST IN: Author Salman Rushdie’s alleged attacker has been identified as 24-year-old Hadi Matar, officials say. Rushdie was stabbed “at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen.” https://t.co/TML9Ty3QS0 pic.twitter.com/3W3xcZtZUs

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