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20 seconds of horror: How Salman Rushdie stabbing bloodbath unfolded in front of hundreds of people who gasped as masked knifeman leapt on stage and knifed author 'up to 15 times' - as it emergeshe is on ventilator and may lose an eye
Salman Rushdie, 75, has been stabbed up to 15 times, including once in the neck while on stage in America
He has been under Islamist death threats for over 30 years since Fatwa issued in 1989 over The Satanic Verses
The author is on a ventilator and 'likely to lose an eye' after being airlifted to hospital following the attack
A man who came out of the audience 'punched and stabbed' him at a literary fair in Chautauqua, New York
Suspect has been arrested and taken into custody by police, officers said but would not speculate on motive
August 12, 2022
Sir Salman Rushdie was undergoing emergency surgery last night and will 'likely lose an eye' after being stabbed in the neck on stage in America.
The celebrated author, who has faced Islamist death threats for three decades after writing The Satanic Verses, was knifed by an attacker who came out of the audience as he was about to give a lecture in western New York state.
Rushdie was rushed to a ventilator with severed nerves in one arm and damage to his liver and the outlook grim for one of his eyes, according to his agent.
'The news is not good,' agent Andrew Wylie said in a written statement. 'Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged.'
Witnesses saw the alleged knifeman, named last night as Hadi Matar, 24, from New Jersey, strike 'ten to 15 times' in a matter of seconds before Rushdie, 75, fell to the floor covered in blood.
The attacker, clad in black and wearing a black mask, stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution as the writer was being introduced to a cultural festival before giving a speech about artistic free expression.
Hundreds of people in the audience gasped and blood spatter could be seen on the stage and surrounding furniture. The Booker Prize-winning author was surrounded by staff and audience members, some of them holding up his legs in an apparent effort to send more blood to his chest.
Security guards and audience members pinned down the attacker on stage as the audience was asked to quietly leave the amphitheatre after the horrific incident at 11am local time.
A New York state trooper arrested the suspect and he was taken away by police. Officials would not speculate on the motive.
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