“When I heard he survived, I was surprised,” Hadi Matar, of Fairview, NJ, said in a video interview from the Chautauqua County Jail. The 24-year-old wouldn’t say if he was inspired by the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issuing a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989 over the author’s book “The Satanic Verses,” citing a warning by his defense lawyer.
The 75-year-old writer, who has faced death threats for decades, was attacked on stage Friday as he was preparing to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution. He was stabbed at least 10 times by Matar, suffering a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, according to his agent.
Richard S. says
He should get the death penalty whether he killed him or not. He should be zapped in a chair!
John says
Does at least get 15% of the $3,000,000 bounty from Iran for trying.
POS.
Tim h says
Just hung the Muslim lowlife scumbag sheep shagger by his balls upside down and watch him boo hooing.
ronyvo says
Satan is talking. This Muslim must read the Koran and think of what he is reading without bias for just one hour, and without asking questions or clarifications from the satanic imams. He should then realize how wrong and inhumane Islam is and come to our amazing loving Lord God the ONLY God, like thousands and thousands of Muslims are doing.
Az gal says
Tell the Muslum douchebag it was Allah’s will the man survived. Actually, it was God’s will.
Me says
With any luck, the attacker will be locked up for a very long time or even piss off the wrong person in jail and end up getting shanked.
I hope it’s the latter, justice would truly then be served.
Linda Rivera says
SATAN’S SPAWN, the Attacker Muslim savage is surprised that Salman survived.
Surprised ?????????????
Salman survived because it was God’s perfect will that Salman survived.