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Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as stranger repeatedly stabbed him on stage

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68% Informative

Hadi Matar , 27 , has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault in the attack.

"I was very struck by his eyes, which were dark and seemed very ferocious," the 77-year-old author says.

"It occurred to me that I was dying. That was my predominant thought," Rushdie says.

VR Score

77

Informative language

78

Neutral language

79

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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