Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York

Salman Rushdie, the author whose novel "The Satanic Verses" drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck by a man who rushed the stage in New York's West Side.
Author Salman Rushdie has been attacked as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An AP reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced, the New York Police Department confirmed in a statement.
Rita Landman, a doctor specializing in endocrinology, who was in the audience and offered to help, said Mr. Rushdie suffered multiple stab wounds, including one to the right side of his neck, and that there was a pool of blood under his body. But she said he appeared to be alive. "People were saying, 'He's got a pulse, he's got a pulse,'" reports the New York Post.
A journalist saw how a man stormed onto the stage at the "Chautauqua" institute and started punching and stabbing Rushdie while he was being introduced. The author fell to the floor and was then removed, and the man was restrained.
It is not known what condition Rushdie is in.
A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was undergoing surgery, but he had no other details.

BREAKING: Author Salman Rushdie has been attacked as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An @AP reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced. https://t.co/bVTbfkLjyL

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 12, 2022

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