an arab moslem assassin stabbed Salman Rushdie in the neck and abdomen this morning in new york, as Rushdie was about to give a lecture; the writer has been in surgery for hours, with massive internal organ damage, and is clinging to life, as doctors try to save him; the story and running updates by GRA

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Friday, August 12, 2022 at 11:55:00 A.M. EDT

chautauqua, n.y. (ap) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from iran in the 1980s, was attacked friday as he was about to give a lecture in western new york.

an associated press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the chautauqua institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced. the 75-year-old author was pushed or fell to the floor, and the man was restrained.

Rushdie was quickly surrounded by a small group of people who held up his legs, presumably to send more blood to his chest.

his condition was not immediately known.

GRA: Probably an illegal (moslem) committed the attack.

--GRA

state police statement on Rushdie attack
By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Friday, August 12, 2022 at 1:26:00 P.M. EDT

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new york state police issue statement on Rushdie
new york state police also have issued a statement in regards to the attack on Rushdie, writing:

on august 12, 2022, at about 11 a.m., a male suspect ran up onto the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer. Rushdie suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck, and was transported by helicopter to an area hospital. his condition is not yet known.

GRA: NOT a good place to be stabbed.

--GRA