Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
- Posted on February 11, 2025
- By CNN
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Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
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Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the author didn’t even try to fight back, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the suspect’s attempted murder trial.