Salman

Some piece of ordure physically attacked Salman Rushdie onstage just now.

The Booker Prize winner was speaking at an event at the Chautauqua Institution at the time.

Witnesses say they saw a man run on stage and either punch or stab Mr Rushdie as he was being introduced.

People rushed the stage. More is not currently known. Will update when.

Update:

There’s some irony there, because PEN America got cold feet about honoring Charlie Hebdo after the massacre and Salman was furious with them, for blindingly obvious reasons.

Update 2

Ok that’s not good.

Update 3

The BBC has a live page:

New York State Police have announced that Salman Rushdie has suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck.

A statement said he was flown by helicopter to a local hospital. It also confirmed the attacker was in police custody.

A statement said:

On August 12, 2022, at about 11 am, a male suspect ran up onto the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer. Rushdie suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck, and was transported by helicopter to an area hospital. His condition is not yet known. The interviewer suffered a minor head injury.”

Update 4

This makes me very very very very angry.

Update 5

From the Beeb again:

Salman Rushdie is in surgery, Reuters news agency quotes his agent as saying.

That’s all we have at the moment, we’ll bring any more information on his condition as we get it.

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