Salman Rushdie’s attacker Hadi Matar had a pass to attend the event where the controversial author was scheduled to speak about the United States as a safe haven for exiled artistes. As Rushdie was introduced, Hadi Matar climbed on the stage from the left side and stabbed Rushdie multiple times. Author Salman Rushdie was brutally stabbed by a 24-year-old Muslim man Hadi Matar at the stage of an event in New York City where the writer was about to deliver his speech on the United States as a safe haven for exiled writers. Videos of the incident show how the writer fell down on the stage and was then airlifted to the hospital where he is being treated. Salman Rushdie’s agent said he suffered a grave injury in his abdomen damaging his liver. The writer may lose an eye, his agent said.
