Hadi Matar convicted in Rushdie terrorism trial

Hadi Matar, 28, has been convicted of federal terrorism charges for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. A jury found him guilty of all charges, including attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian writer. Matar is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence for the assault.

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Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses

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A man was convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses."

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CBS Published 29 July 2026

Salman Rushdie attacker convicted in federal trial over 2022 stabbing

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Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

A man was convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses."

BBC Published 29 July 2026

Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses

Guardian Published 29 July 2026

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in 2022 convicted of federal terrorism charges

Jury found Hadi Matar, who is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence, guilty of all charges against him A man was convicted on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel The Satanic Verses. A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational…

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