Salman Rushdie tells stabbing trial: ‘It occurred to me quite clearly I was dying’

Author says ‘I was screaming because of the pain’ in trial of man accused of trying to kill him

Salman Rushdie took the stand in the trial of the man accused of attempting to kill him at a literary gathering in western New York in August 2022, and described the shocking attack more than 35 years after he was first placed under a death warrant by Iranian religious leaders.

Rushdie, 77, is testifying for the prosecution against Hadi Matar, 27, the man accused of assaulting him with a knife as he was about to address an open-air audience on a theme of shelter and home.

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‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies About Terrifying Stabbing Attack

The author recounted in vivid testimony the moment when an attacker stabbed him about 15 times as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
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Trial of Salman Rushdie's accused attacker gets underway

The criminal trial of the man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie began with prosecutors saying Hadi Matar was on a mission when he rushed to attack Rushdie, stabbing him multiple ...
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Salman Rushdie trial hears accused came ‘dangerously close to murder’

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Opening statements begin in trial of man who allegedly stabbed Salman Rushdie

The trial of the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie is underway. The 77-year-old author was stabbed more than a dozen times back in August 2022 while speaking in front of a live ...
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‘It shook everyone up’: New York town hosting Salman Rushdie trial recalls knife attack

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Trial to begin of man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie

A 27-year-old man faces a jury trial in New York state, where Mr Rushdie is expected to testify.
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Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Lawyers are scheduled to deliver opening statements Monday at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie.
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Man Accused of Stabbing Salman Rushdie Goes on Trial

Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder in the attack, which took place in 2022 as Mr. Rushdie was about to speak at an arts conference in western New York.
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