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Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
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The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie went on trial again Wednesday, this time in a federal case that casts the stabbing on a lecture stage as an act of terrorism. Prosecutors said Hadi Matar attacked the renowned author and free-speech advocate in 2022 to try to carry out a...

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