New York State Police have identified the suspect in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie as a man from New Jersey. Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, Bergen County, was to be arraigned Friday evening.
Author Salman Rushdie was attacked while speaking at an event in New York state. Rushdie, who has faced death threats over his writing, suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck, police said.
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