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Hadi Matar is a 24-year-old resident of Fairview, New Jersey
Matar had bought a ticket to Friday's talk
He stabbed Salman Rushdie at least once in the neck and the stomach, police said

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Salman Rushdie stabbed: all we know about lone suspect Hadi Matar

Name: Salman Rushdie stabbed: all we know about lone suspect Hadi Matar
Uploaded: 2022-08-13T08:48:01.000+05:30
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Channel: Editorji News Desk
Description: The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a stage in western New York is a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey. In a news release, police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Hadi Matar. Police said Rushdie ...

Police have not determined a motive for Matar’s attack on Rushdie, though FBI has joined the investigation.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Salman Rushdie stabbed: all we know about lone suspect Hadi Matar

The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a stage in western New York is a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey.

In a news release, police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Hadi Matar.

Police said Rushdie was about to speak at a literary festival hosted by the Chautauqua Institution when Matar allegedly rushed on stage and stabbed him at least once in the neck and the stomach.

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Police have not determined a motive for Matar’s attack on Rushdie, though FBI has joined the investigation.

The exact charges against Matar, who had bought a ticket to Friday’s talk, would also depend on Rushdie’s condition following the stabbing.

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