Article 6XB3N Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

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Maya Yang in New York and agency
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Hadi Matar was convicted of attempted murder for 2022 attack that left writer blind in his right eye

The man found guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

On Friday, the Chautauqua county court issued the sentence to Hadi Matar, 27, of New Jersey, nearly three months after he was first convicted of attempted murder in the second degree.

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