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Matar’s Federal Trial Deepens Rushdie Fatwa Case | Cork News
Hadi Matar, the 28-year-old convicted in the 2022 Salman Rushdie stabbing, faces a new federal terrorism trial in Buffalo, where prosecutors allege he acted on behalf of Iran and Hezbollah, motivated by a religious fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death. Rushdie, 79, is set to testify again, recounting the life-threatening attack that left him with vision loss. While Matar already serves a 25-year sentence for state charges, a federal conviction could lead to life in prison. Evidence includes his devices, research notes, and photos of religious figures, painting a picture of a man who believed he…
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