the writer Salman Rushdie was injured after being punched and stabbed today (Friday) on a stage for a speech he was supposed to give in New York. Eyewitnesses claimed that he managed to get off the stage with the help of those present at the scene and the attacker was arrested.
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Author Salman Rushdie, whose writing led to death threats, has been attacked on stage at an event in western New York.#SalmanRushdie
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The 75-year-old author drew the ire of many Muslims after he wrote his 1988 book The Satanic Verses, in which he allegedly insulted the Prophet Muhammad and the Koran. As a result, Rushadi has since received threats against his life. Pakistan has banned the sale of his books in the country, and in Iran he has already been sentenced to death if he comes to the country.