Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born author who received death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday morning in New York
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New York State Police said. Rushdie was transported to a local hospital by helicopter with a stab wound to the neck and chest, police said.
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Police have named Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey, as the suspect in custody.
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A motive has yet to be established, State Police Maj. Eugene Staniszewski said at a news conference Friday evening.
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The world-renowned author, who is 75 years old, was attending a lecture series at the Chautauqua Institution as a guest speaker when the incident occurred.
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According to a police statement, a male suspect charged the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer at approximately 11 a.m. ET.
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The suspect was immediately taken into custody and Rushdie was transported to a local hospital.
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Rushdie's agent said he had undergone surgery and was on a ventilator Friday night.
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with a damaged liver, severed nerves in his arm and that he could lose an eye, according to The Associated Press.
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