Salman Rushdie Is On Ventilator After Being Stabbed By An Attacker In New York

Renowned
author
Salman
Rushdie
is
in
critical
condition
after
being
stabbed
by
an
attacker
in
the
neck
and
abdomen
at
a
literary
event
in
New
York,
US
on
Friday
(August
12).
He
is
on
a
ventilator
and
could
lose
an
eye.
According
to
the
latest
updates,
the
cops
have
identified
his
attacker
as
Hadi
Matar
(24)
from
New
Jersey.

The
officials
said
that
the
motive
behind
the
attack
is
unclear.
Salman
Rushdie’s
agent
informed
the
media
that
the
author
suffered
severed
nerves
in
an
arm
and
damage
to
his
liver
and
could
lose
an
eye.
Rushdie’s
interviewer
Henry
Reese
also
suffered
a
head
injury
in
the
attack.

The
pictures
and
videos
have
been
going
viral
on
social
media,
in
which
some
people
can
be
seen
rushing
to
the
stage.
Rushdie
underwent
emergency
surgery.
Let
us
tell
you,
the
attack
occurred
at
the
Chautauqua
Institution
before
Salman
Rushdie’s
speech.

The
institution
said
in
a
statement,
“What
many
of
us
witnessed
today
was
a
violent
expression
of
hate
that
shook
us
to
our
core.” The
attack
happened
in
the
presence
of
around
2500
people.
More
details
about
Rushdie’s
health
are
awaited.

Talking
about
the
author,
Salman
Rushdie
is
known
for
writing
some
famous
novels
such
as
Grimus,
Shame,
The
Jaguar
Smile,
The
Satanic
Verses,
East
West
and
so
on.
Deepa
Mehta
made
a
film
on
Salman
Rushdie’s
novel,

Midnight’s
Children.