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Jury Finds Matar Guilty in Rushdie Attack | Dover News
A jury convicted Hadi Matar of federal terrorism charges for the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, adding to his existing sentence for attempted murder. Prosecutors linked the attack to Iran’s 1989 fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death over his novel “The Satanic Verses,” while Matar’s defense argued lack of proof on his specific intent. Rushdie, who has lived in hiding for years, testified about the attack’s brutality and the enduring threat posed by the fatwa, which remains active and even offered a $3 million bounty for his killing. Evidence showed Matar obsessively researched Rushdie’s…
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