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Rushdie denies attempted murder charges over suspected attack
Joe Biden praises rescue workers at the scene
Iranian newspapers praise those who attacked Salman Rushdie
New York. After the attack on Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, his condition has become critical. His liver is gone and he has a feeding placenta in one eye. Hadi Matar, 24, has been charged with attempted murder and assault over the alleged assault. US President Joe Biden has also expressed grief over the attack. While Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been threatened for supporting Rushdie.
Novelist Rushdie is currently in hospital. Rushdie was speaking at a literary event at the Chautauqua Institute in New York State when he was attacked. Rushdie said in a German magazine that when he wrote The Satanic Verses, if there was social media, it was a greater threat to his life.
Suspect denies attempt to murder charge
New Jersey suspect Hadi Matar, who attacked Salman Rushdie, has been charged with a planned attack on the author before he was taken into custody in New York. In court on Saturday, Hadi Matar denied the charges of attempt to murder and assault.
Joe Biden praises rescue workers at the scene
US President Joe Biden expressed grief over the attack on Salman Rushdie and said he prays for his recovery. Biden praised those present at the time of the attack who immediately jumped to Salman Rushdie’s defense. Biden said in a statement that he was grateful to the brave individuals who jumped into this position to help and save the author.
Iranian newspapers say Salman Rushdie But salute to attackers
While Salman Rushdie’s attack is being condemned all over the world, Iran’s hardline newspapers have praised the attack. The deadly attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 30 years after Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa over Rushdie’s death for ‘The Satanic Verses’. Preliminary investigations into Hadi Matar’s social media accounts in the suspected attack revealed that she was inclined towards Shia extremism and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling receives death threats after supporting Salman Rushdie
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has received death threats after supporting Salman Rushdie. After the attack on Rushdie, Rowling wrote on Twitter on Friday, ‘Terrible news. I am feeling very sick now.’ After that a Twitter user named Mir Asif Aziz threatened to say, ‘Don’t worry, the next number is yours’. According to the Daily Mail, Aziz is an alleged Iran-backed Islamist extremist who praises Rushdie’s attacks. She described herself on Twitter as a student, social, political and research activist based in Karachi. Aziz’s Twitter account has since been deleted.
Social media was the biggest threat to my life during The Satanic Verses: Rushdie
Nuclear talks with Iran after Rushdie attack ,end immediately, Karna’s appeal
Following the attempted assassination of Salman Rushdie, social media users, including several members of the US Congress, have criticized the Biden administration’s efforts to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran. One person tweeted on Friday that Iran has offered a reward to the killer of Salman Rushdie. Today he was stabbed to death in America. Why is Biden still ‘dealing’ with these terrorists in Tehran?
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Tags: Joe Biden, Salman Rushdie
First Published: 14 August 2022, 07:03 IST
