Salman Rushdie updates — Condition of author unknown after he was ‘stabbed in neck’ at Chautauqua Institution 2022

AUTHOR Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born novelist, was attacked on stage at an event in New York today.

The novelist suffered a “stab wound to the neck,” according to a New York State Police press release, at approximately 11am on Friday at the Chautauqua Institution just before he was due to give a lecture.

Guests and speakers were successfully evacuated at the time of the attack.

The suspect is currently in custody and Rushdie is being treated, according to reports.

His condition, according to the NYSD, is currently unknown.

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