Suspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York

Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture, during the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author. The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye.

Feb 10, 2025 - 23:00
Suspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York
Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture, during the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author. The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye.