INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was
His condition was not immediately known
His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was undergoing surgery, but he had no other details.An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man
confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced
The author was pushed or fell to the floor, and the man was arrested.Authorities did not immediately identify the attacker or offer any
information on his motive.State police said Rushdie was apparently stabbed in the neck
Henry Reese, a co-founder of an organization that offers residencies to writers facing persecution, was also attacked and suffered a minor
He and Rushdie were due to discuss the United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile.Police said a state trooper was
threats against Rushdie and a bounty on his head offering more than $3 million for anyone who kills him.Rabbi Charles Savenor was among the
roughly 2,500 people in the audience
viewed as blasphemous by many Muslims, who saw a character as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections
Across the Muslim world, often-violent protests erupted against Rushdie, who was born in India to a Muslim family.At least 45 people were
In 1991, a Japanese translator of the book was stabbed to death and an Italian translator survived a knife attack
hiding under a British government protection program, which included a round-the-clock armed guard
Rushdie emerged after nine years of seclusion and cautiously resumed more public appearances, maintaining his outspoken criticism of
The Index on Censorship, an organization promoting free expression, said money was raised to boost the reward for his killing as recently as
2016.An Associated Press journalist who went to the Tehran office of the 15 Khordad Foundation, which put up the millions for the bounty on
Rushdie, found it closed Friday night on the Iranian weekend
The title came from the pseudonym Rushdie had used while in hiding.Rushdie rose to prominence with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel
living writers, Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008 and earlier this year was made a member of the Order of the Companions of
Honor, a royal accolade for people who have made a major contribution to the arts, science or public life.British Prime Minister Boris
Institution, about 55 miles southwest of Buffalo in a rural corner of New York, has served for more than a century as a place for reflection
Most people leave the doors to their century-old cottages unlocked at night.The Chautauqua center is known for its summertime lecture
series, where Rushdie has spoken before.#13;
Source: Associated Press
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