Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him
Author testified for second time about near-killing four years ago during event at New York amphitheater Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie on Thursday sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nea...
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What happenedSalman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him.
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Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him
Author testified for second time about near-killing four years ago during event at New York amphitheater Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie on Thursday...
