https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/12/nyregion/salman-rushdie-stabbed-new-york
Live Updates: Salman Rushdie on Ventilator Hours After Being Stabbed in Western New York
“The news is not good,” the author’s agent, Andrew Wylie, said in an emailed update. He said Mr. Rushdie might lose an eye and his liver had been damaged. The celebrated author, who has long faced death threats, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a 24-year old New Jersey man. A motive was unclear.
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