INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Salman Rushdie, famous for his blasphemous views about Islam, was attacked on Friday before a scheduled lecture in western New York on
apparent stab wound to the neck, and was transported by helicopter to an area hospital
stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced
The author was taken or fell to the floor, and the man was restrained.Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses," one of the most divisive works in
recent literary history, instantly sparked violent and irate protests all around the world
The book was released in September 1988.The British-Indian author, who currently lives in the United States, had been previously put under
police protection because of threats to his life
