Salman Rushdie: Eyewitness describes ‘horrific’ attack on author

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'We thought we were going to hear Salman Rushdie talk about the importance of free speech… and instead we saw the unfolding of a vicious attack.' An eyewitness to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie describes the 'horrific' scenes to KrishGM.

 

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krishgm A religion that puts an open hit contract on someone that offends them... Wow.

krishgm Seems like we have a bit of a choice to make. Free speech and at least one of the world's 'great' religions may not be very compatible. Need to decide really quite soon just how important free speech is to us.

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