Al Jazeera·3 min read·medium
Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie convicted of ‘terrorism’ charges
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Hadi Matar, the man who attacked author Salman Rushdie in 2022, has been convicted of federal terrorism charges in a US court. Prosecutors successfully argued that the attack was motivated by the 1989 fatwa issued against Rushdie by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini.
US court finds attacker, who is already serving 25-year prison sentence, guilty of additional charges over 2022 assault.
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