Author Salman Rushdie was assaulted in New York on a lecture platform.

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New York's Chautauqua - Author Salman Rushdie, whose works received death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck on Friday while delivering a lecture in Western New York. The attacker stormed the stage. [{ "selector": ".wwzoc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Chautauqua Institution hosted the occasion where the 75-year-old Booker Prize laureate was speaking.

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A man suspect allegedly went up onto the platform and attacked Mr. Rushdie and an interviewer, according to the New York State Police. [{ "selector": ".knjpf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-363px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".crlpz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 250px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".dtkdq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

According to the police statement, Rushdie "suffered an apparent knife wound to the neck."

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About an hour later, New York Governor Kathy Hochul revealed at a press conference that Mr. Rushdie was still alive.

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He was transported by helicopter to a nearby hospital, but the extent of his wounds is still unknown. [{ "selector": ".gcpoe-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-142px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".ctgoj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "750ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-235px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".udksn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Henry Reese, the interviewer, also experienced a mild head injury.

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