The wound in the facial area caused a puncture to Sir Salman's eye, the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office said
, 24, appeared in court wearing a black and white jumpsuit and a white face mask, his hands cuffed in front of him.The Indian-born British writer, Sir Salman, was being introduced at the Chautauqua Institution when a man stormed the stage and began stabbing him.What do we know about the suspect?
"It was very quick... we thought he was fixing his microphone, and then we saw the knife. He started stabbing him in the neck first… and Mr Rushdie got up and started running. We're still in shock."Sir Salman, who lives in New York City and became an American citizen in 2016, was due to speak to Henry Reese, from the City of Asylum organisation, a residency programme for writers living in exile under threat of persecution.
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