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Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect found guilty of attempted murder

An American-Lebanese man, Hadi Matar, was found guilty of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie by stabbing him multiple times during an event in August 2022.
Matar faces a sentence of up to 32 years in prison and is scheduled for sentencing on April 23.
Rushdie described the attack, stating, 'It occurred to me I was dying,' reflecting on the severe injuries he sustained.
Matar's actions were connected to a fatwa from Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini that called for Rushdie's death due to allegations of blasphemy in The Satanic Verses.

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