The author’s agent said that Salman Rushdie will likely lose an eye and suffered severed nerves in an arm and damage to his liver.
WorldEdited by Aditi GautamUpdated: August 13, 2022 7:00 am IST
Salman Rushdie had been airlifted to the hospital where he underwent an emergency surgery.
New Delhi: Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck and abdomen at a literary event in New York, US, on Friday. The 75-year-old author is on ventilator and could lose an eye. Police have identified his attacker.
1. The author’s agent said that Salman Rushdie suffered severed nerves in an arm and damage to his liver, and could lose an eye. “The news is not good,” Andrew Wylie, his agent, wrote in an email. “Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged.”
2. New York state police identified his attacker as Hadi Matar, 24, from New Jersey. “The motive behind the attack remain unclear,” officials said.
3. Mr Rushdie was repeatedly stabbed by Hadi Matar who rushed to the stage and attacked him. The interviewer also suffered a head injury.
4. People in the audience rushed to the stage and took the suspect to the ground, before a trooper present at the event arrested him.
5. Following the attack, Mr Rushdie was airlifted to the hospital where he underwent an emergency surgery.