Man convicted in terrorism trial over 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

A man has been convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie , the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.” A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism. A message seeking comment was sent to Matar’s attorneys. Matar, 28, is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence on an attempted murder conviction in the August 2022 attack on an amphitheater stage. The federal conviction carries a potential life sentence.

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Matar repeatedly broached the fatwa with contacts in messaging apps in 2021 and 2022, according to exhibits shown in court. 1 dead — in riots over the Law enforcement officers, assigned to the event, arrested the attacker — soon identified as Matar — after civilians restrained him.

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