Author Salman Rushdie STABBED at Book Talk at the Chautauqua Institution

Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” garnered multiple death threats, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live

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"Famed author Salman Rushdie, who has endured death threats from extremists for decades, was stabbed Friday before a scheduled lecture in western New York, authorities said.

A man stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, about 70 miles south of Buffalo, at about 11 a.m. and attacked the 75-year-old Rushdie and interviewer Henry Reese, New York State Police Maj. Eugene J. Staniszewski said.

Rushdie is best known for “The Satanic Verses,” which has been banned in Iran and is considered by some Muslims to be blasphemous.

The author was stabbed at least once in his neck and abdomen, Staniszewski said at a news conference. He was "still undergoing surgery" in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the major spoke."

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