Salman Rushdie latest news: ‘The Satanic Verses’ writer may lose his eyesight

Andrew Wyllie said in a written statement, “The news is not good. Salman is likely to have lost an eye, a broken vein in his arm and a liver injury.” Rushdie had injuries”serious but treatable“Dr. Martin Haskell, a doctor who jumped in for help, said earlier.

Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck and stomach by a man on August 12 stormed the stage Because the author set out to lecture in western New York. The author’s book “The Satanic Verses” attracted death threats from the Iranian government in the 1980s.

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According to officials, the 75-year-old victim was taken to a hospital where she was undergoing surgery. There was no immediate word on his health. According to police, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, a resident of Fairview, New Jersey, was the attacker. He was taken into custody on the spot and kept in custody till his production. State Police Major Eugene Stanizevsky said it was unknown why the victim was stabbed.

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While Rushdie was being presented on stage at the Chautauqua Institution, an Associated Press reporter saw the attacker approach him and hit or hit him 10 to 15 times. When the writer was pushed or slammed to the ground, the man was taken into custody.

Henry Reese, a 73-year-old co-founder and event moderator of an organization that gives fellowships to writers facing repression, was both assaulted. Reese was admitted to the hospital for treatment after suffering a face injury, according to police. He and Rushdie were about to talk about America as a haven for writers and other exiled creators.

Rushdie has long served as a leading advocate of liberal and freedom of expression concerns. He was previously the president of PEN America, which described the incident as “leaving in a state of shock and horror”.

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