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

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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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Sky Published 24 July 2026

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.

News24 Published 24 July 2026

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.

Guardian Published 23 July 2026

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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