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Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when man started to stab him

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Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him that the acclaimed author didn't even try to fight back, prosecutor says.

Hadi Matar , 27 , is charged with attempted murder and assault.

Rushdie , 77 , is expected to testify during the trial of Matar for the first time since the attack that left Rushdie seriously wounded and blind in one eye.

Matar has pleaded not guilty.

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