Jury finds Salman Rushdie's attacker guilty of terrorism charges...

Defense and security | Jul 30, 2026, 3:57 AM

A federal jury in New York convicted Hadi Matar of transnational terrorism and attempted murder for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.

Matar faces a possible life sentence. The attacker had expressed support for Hezbollah.

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