Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator following an attack, and authorities have identified the individual who stabbed the novelist.
Summary by NewsWall Apr 25 23
- Salman Rushdie was stabbed in New York, according to Gravitas.
- During a press conference, New York State Police Commander Eugene Staniszewski stated, "We don't have any indication of a motive at this time."
- Also read: Salman Rushdie's answer to the attack: "Your words are stronger than their weapons, therefore they attack you"
- According to a Reuters update, Rushdie was on a ventilator and unable to speak on Friday evening after the incident.
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