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Salman Rushdie stabbing: Man found guilty of attempted murder and assault

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Hadi Matar , 27 , found guilty of attempted murder and assault of Salman Rushdie .

He stabbed the British -Indian author 15 times on a New York lecture stage in August 2022 .

Sir Salman survived the attack, but suffered damage to his liver and a paralysed hand.

Matar now faces a potential sentence of more than 30 years in prison.

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semi-formal

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English

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38

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