Author Salman Rushdie was attacked Friday as he was about to present a lecture in western New York. The police mentioned the 75-year-old, who suffered stab wound to his neck in on-stage assault, has been airlifted to hospital, information company AP reported. His situation was not but identified, the police added.
An Associated Press reporter witnessed a person confront Rushdie on stage on the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10 to fifteen occasions as he was being launched. The creator was pushed or fell to the ground, and the person was arrested. The moderator on the occasion was additionally attacked and suffered a minor head harm, police mentioned.
A distinguished totally free expression, Rushdie’s writings led to demise threats from Iran. His 1988 e book “The Satanic Verses” was considered as blasphemous by many Muslims.
Here are the important thing developments on the incident
The Associated Press quoting New York Police has confirmed that the creator is confirmed to have suffered stab wounds from the assault.
Blood stains mark a display screen as creator Salman Rushdie, behind display screen, is tended to after he was attacked throughout a lecture, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, on the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, NY, about 75 miles (120 km) south of Buffalo. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)
Rushdie fell to the ground when the person attacked him, and was then surrounded by a small group of people that held up his legs, seemingly to ship extra blood to his higher physique, because the attacker was restrained, based on a witness attending the lecture who requested to not be named.
Author Salman Rushdie is tended to after he was attacked throughout a lecture, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, on the Chautauqua
Institution in Chautauqua, NY (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)
The incident came about when a person hastened to the stage on the Chautauqua Institution in western New York state and attacked Rushdie as he was being launched, a watch witness mentioned. A State Trooper current on the occasion took the attacker into custody, police mentioned.
Salman Rushdie was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter.
Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed after taking stage at a Chautauqua Institute occasion.This man has been detained by police.-#NYPD#SalmanRushdie #newyork pic.twitter.com/M2xt3nicbh
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) August 12, 2022
According to a watch witness, Rabbi Charles Savenor mentioned, “This man ran on to platform and began pounding on Mr. Rushdie. At first you are like, ‘What’s occurring?’ And then it grew to become abundantly clear in just a few seconds that he was being crushed,” Savenor mentioned. He mentioned the assault lasted about 20 seconds, information company AP reported.
#SalmanRushdie simply attacked onstage at @chq @NBCNews @ABC @cnnbrk pic.twitter.com/I1XT6AmkhK
— Charles Savenor (@CharlieSavenor) August 12, 2022
His 1988 e book “The Satanic Verses” was considered as blasphemous by many Muslims. Often-violent protests towards Rushdie erupted across the w world, together with a riot that killed 12 folks in Mumbai.
The novel was banned in Iran, the place the late chief Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s demise. A bounty of over $3 million has additionally been provided for anybody who kills Rushdie.
The demise threats and bounty led Rushdie to enter hiding beneath a British authorities safety program, together with a round the clock armed guard.
^ Rushdie emerged after 9 years of seclusion and cautiously resumed extra public appearances, sustaining his outspoken criticism of spiritual extremism total.
With AP inputs
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
