Details of Salman Rushdie attacker Hadi Matar emerge
Hyderabad, Aug. 14 -- Hadi Matar, who is accused of stabbing Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges in a New York court.
As per the New York State Police, he ran up onto the stage of a literary event in New York on August 12 at around 10:47 am and attacked Salman Rushdie who was about to speak. After the attack, Rushdie was transported by helicopter to an area hospital.
In the attack, a co-speaker for the event, Ralph Henry Reese, 73 also suffered a minor head injury.
Later, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Matar. Currently, he is remanded without bail at Chautauqua County Jail.
Hadi Matar is a 24-year-old youth from Fairview, New Jersey. As...
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