The famous British Indian writer was stabbed in New York State, and a novel had caused death threats

Jimu Journalist Sun Yan

According to media reports such as ABC, around 11 am local time on August 12, the famous British Indian writer Salman Rashdi was attacked in a speech in New York State, USA, and has been sent to the hospital for treatment. Essence

Salman Rashy Data Map (Figure Source: ABC)

It is reported that at the time, a man suddenly rushed to the stage and attacked Rashdi and an interviewer. New York State Police said the attacker stabbed Rashdi's neck and abdomen with a knife. Judging from the photos released by the media, there are blood on the scene.

A witness said that after Rashdi was attacked, he was treated on the left side of the podium, and was then rushed to a hospital in Pennsylvania by helicopter.

On the same day, Rashdi's agent said in an interview that Rashdi was undergoing surgery and had used a ventilator. In addition, the agent also said that Rashdi's liver was damaged and the arm nerve was broken, which was likely to lose one eye because of this attack.

Rashdi received treatment at the scene (picture source: ABC)

According to the Associated Press, a reporter at the scene said that the attacker was arrested on the spot and is said to be Hadi Matal from New Jersey, 24 years old, and is currently detained by the police.

Public information shows that 75 -year -old Salman Rashdi was born in Mumbai, India in June 1947 and moved to Britain at the age of 14. The "Son of Midnight" published in 1981 was regarded as his masterpiece, won the Booker Award of the year, and was named the "Best Work of the 40th Anniversary of the Booker Award" in 2008. In 2007, he was named the Jazz by the Queen of England for his literary achievements.

As of now, the New York State Police has not yet determined the motivation of the suspect. In this regard, ABC analyzed in the report that after the publication of Rashdi's novel "Satan Poetry" in 1988, he had faced death threats for a long period of time.

It is understood that this work caused great controversy in the Muslim world. In 1989, Iran's religious leader Hermene issued an order for the dissatisfaction of the book, demanding that Rashdi executed. Since then, Rashdi has hid. Until 1998, the Iranian Foreign Minister said that the death penalty for Rashdi was revoked, but Islamic aggressives still regarded it as a dead enemy and contributed millions of dollars to reward his life.

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