Trial of Salman Rushdie's Attacker

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Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie's attacker likely won't hear about his motive

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Hadi Matar , 26 , is charged with attempted murder for stabbing Salman Rushdie , 77 , more than a dozen times, blinding him in one eye.

A separate federal indictment charges him with terrorism, alleging Matar was attempting to carry out a fatwa, a call for Rushdie 's death, first issued in 1989 .

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