US man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

US man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

[South China Morning Post] - 02/21/2025

Hadi Matar faces up to 25 years in prison for attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing the writer and blinding him in one eye.



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