Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The man convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie spent years researching the writer's whereabouts before stabbing him on a lecture stage, federal prosecutors said Wednesday at the opening of his federal terrorism trial.
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Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The man convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie spent years researching the writer's whereabouts before stabbing him on a lecture stage, federal prosecutors said Wed...