Salman Rushdie’s Attacker Found Guilty of Aiding a Foreign Terror Group
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Hadi Matar, who stabbed author Salman Rushdie multiple times in August 2022, was found guilty of aiding a foreign terrorist group and acting on orders from the Iranian government.
- The attack left Rushdie with severe nerve damage and blindness in his right eye, though he survived.
- Matar had previously been convicted of attempted murder in state court and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
- The federal jury in Buffalo convicted Matar of providing material support to terrorism and committing an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, potentially leading to a life sentence.
- The verdict was reached after only two hours of jury deliberation.
