‘Horrifying news. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok.’ JK Rowling and Stephen King are among the notable figures speaking out after the Sir Salman Rushdie attack.
Such shocking news of Salman Rushdie having been stabbed. This is horrific. Am distraught. Please, please let him be okOther politicians expressing their concern have included Conservative leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak, who said on Twitter: ‘Shocked to hear of the attack on Salman Rushdie in New York.’
Elsewhere, Home Secretary Priti Patel wrote: ‘Freedom of expression is a value we hold dear and attempts to undermine it must not be tolerated’, and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted: ‘Shocked to hear that @salmanrushdie has been stabbed in New York. Freedom of speech is fundamental to all strong democracies. Thoughts with him and his family.
London Major Sadiq Khan said he is ‘sickened’ by the ‘grotesque’ attack and that the thoughts of him and other Londoners are with Sir Salman. Barley added that this ‘tragedy’ acts as ‘a painful reminder of the fragility of things we hold dear’.
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