A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. Rushdie detailed the attack and his long and painful recovery in a memoir published in April. The attack raised questions about whether Rushdie had gotten proper security protection, given that he is still the subject of death threats. An Italian translator survived a knife attack the same year. The investigation into Rushdie's stabbing focused partly on whether Matar had been acting alone or in concert with militant or religious groups.

Source: The Telegraph July 25, 2024 04:00 UTC