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Author Sir Salman Rushdie has said he is "pleased" the man who tried to kill him in a knife attack in 2022 has received the maximum possible prison sentence.

Axar.az reports that Hadi Matar, 27, was jailed for 25 years earlier this month for attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing Sir Salman on a New York lecture stage.

"I was pleased that he got the maximum available, and I hope he uses it to reflect upon his deeds," Sir Salman told BBC Radio 4's Today program.

The attack left the award-winning writer blind in one eye, with damage to his liver and a paralyzed hand caused by nerve damage to his arm.

Date
2025.05.27 / 12:25
Author
Axar.az
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