- New York (state)
  location
- USA
  location (geo:U.S., geo:the United States, geo:USA, geo:United States, org:the United States, geo:US, org:U.S., org:US)
- Salman Rushdie
  person
- Hadi Matar
  person
- society
  category
- politics
  category

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage sentenced to 25 years in prison

Japan Today

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Rushdie did not return to court to the western New York courtroom for his assailant's sentencing Friday but submitted a victim impact statement.
Daily Mail
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Matar’s conviction followed an intense trial during which Mr Rushdie (77) detailed the moment when he felt certain that he was going to die from Matar’s attack during a literary gathering in western New York state in 2022.
Irish Times
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During the trial, the 77-year-old author was the key witness, describing how he believed he was dying when a masked attacker plunged a knife into his head and body more than a dozen times as he was being introduced at the Chautauqua Institution to speak about writer safety.
Le Monde
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Hadi Matar, 27, was convicted earlier this year of attempted murder and assault for a brutal attack on Sir Salman Rushdie.
Hindustan Times

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