A US federal jury convicted Hadi Matar on terrorism charges over the 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie in New York. Prosecutors linked the attack to threats following Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses. Matar, already serving 25 years for attempted murder, could face life imprisonment after sentencing on November 3.
A US federal jury has found Hadi Matar guilty on terrorism charges for the 2022 knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, ruling that the assault was motivated by decades-old death threats linked to Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses."
Matar, 28, is already serving a 25-year prison sentence after being convicted on New York state charges of attempted murder. He now faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment when he is sentenced on the federal conviction on November 3.
A US District Court jury in Buffalo, New York, deliberated for about two hours before convicting Matar on all counts, including attempting to provide material support to Lebanon's Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, a US-designated terrorist organisation, engaging in terrorism transcending national boundaries, and providing material support to terrorists.
Attack linked to fatwa over "The Satanic Verses"
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