Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses
"Somebody else is on trial."Matar is already serving a 25-year year sentence after being convicted of attempted murder by a state court in 2025.
- ▪"Somebody else is on trial."Matar is already serving a 25-year year sentence after being convicted of attempted murder by a state court in 2025.
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| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:15:33 GMT |
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Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses Image source, Getty ImagesByMax MatzaPublished29 July 2026, 23:13 BSTUpdated 17 minutes agoA US man who is already serving 25 years in prison for attempting to kill Sir Salman Rushdie has been convicted of additional charges, including providing material support to a terrorist group. Hadi Matar was convicted in a New York federal court on Wednesday of providing assistance to Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed faction which is designated as a terrorist group by the US, UK and many other countries.Prosecutors argued that Matar was motivated by a fatwa, a religious edict, issued by Iran's religious leader in 1989 for Rushdie's death.The award-winning author testified during the trial, describing the attack and crediting a firefighter with…
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