Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker charged with attempted murder

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BREAKING: The man accused of brutally attacking Salman Rushdie has been charged with attempted murder. New York state police have named the suspected knifeman as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey.

New York state police have named the suspected knifeman as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey.Ali Tehfe, mayor of Yaroun in the south of Lebanon, said that the suspect was the son of a man from the town.

Investigators will seek to determine if the alleged attacker had ties or sympathies with Shi’ite extremist groups like Hezbollah.

 

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