Man convicted of terrorism charges over Salman Rushdie stabbing
A jury found the defendant guilty of all federal terrorism charges related to the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.
A man was convicted of federal terrorism charges in connection with the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. The defendant declined to testify or present witnesses in the trial. The jury found him guilty of all charges, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism.
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Defendant in Salman Rushdie stabbing declines to testify in terrorism trial
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The man on trial in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie chose Tuesday not to testify or call any witnesses in the federal terrorism case, which is expected to head to the jury as soon as Wednesday.
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Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.”
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Man convicted in terrorism trial over stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism.