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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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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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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."

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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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