Controversial author Salman Rushdie was attacked Friday as he was about to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.
An Associated Press reporter on the scene saw a man enter the stage and start to punch and stab the author, knocking him to the floor, before being pinned by bystanders and quickly detained. Police said Rushdie was stabbed multiple times, including once in the neck, according to the New York Times. The person interviewing him suffered a minor head injury.
Some of the comments on the BBC post about the attack on Salman Rushdie. Unbelievably evil. pic.twitter.com/EZTkrjOyYF
— Jay Divanji (@jaydivanji) August 12, 2022
Rushdie attacker?
