Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect indicted on federal terrorism counts

Hadi Matar, 26, faces three new charges almost two years after writer was attacked on stage in Chautauqua, New York

The man accused of attacking and stabbing the author Salman Rushdie in 2022 in New York has been charged with new federal terrorism charges.

Hadi Matar, 26, was indicted by a grand jury on three counts including attempting to provide material to support a foreign terrorist organization, committing terrorism transcending national boundaries for the stabbing of Rushdie, and providing material to support terrorists, according to court documents.