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Salman Rushdie Testifies at Attacker's US Terror Trial

Author Salman Rushdie testified at the federal terrorism trial of Hadi Matar, who was convicted of stabbing him on a New York stage in 2022. Rushdie, left blind in one eye by the attack, described the knife coming within a millimetre of his brain as he gave evidence for a second time about the near-fatal assault.

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Knife came 'a millimetre from my brain': Salman Rushdie testifies at attacker's terrorism trial Sky News – World
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Sir Salman Rushdie has testified at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of trying to kill him.

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Knife came 'a millimetre from my brain': Salman Rushdie testifies at attacker's terrorism trialSky News – World
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Knife came 'a millimetre from my brain': Salman Rushdie testifies at attacker's terrorism trial

Sir Salman Rushdie has testified at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of trying to kill him.

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Salman Rushdie testifies at knife attacker’s US terror trial

Salman Rushdie testified at the federal terrorism trial of Hadi Matar, who stabbed him at a New York cultural centre in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye.

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Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him

Author testified for second time about near-killing four years ago during event at New York amphitheater Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie on Thursday sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him. The prize-winning writer recalled feeling what he thought was a punch under his chin, then feeling blood…

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