United KingdomHadi Matar, 28, has been convicted of federal terrorism charges related to the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. Matar was already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence for attempted murder in the same attack. The federal conviction could result in a life sentence. Rushdie was attacked while speaking on writers' safety, sustaining multiple stab wounds and losing vision in his right eye. He described the incident during testimony, stating he initially believed the attacker would punch him but later realized the assailant was holding a knife.
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