Recently, Salman Rushdie became the victim of an assassination attempt. For decades, senior Islamic clerics in Iran have threatened Rushdie with death. Here's what happened.
Update(1530ET): The Chautauqua Institution, where Salman Rushdie was attacked earlier in the morning, allegedly seemed to have no security screening upon entry as the renowned author, who had formerly spent several years in exile subjected to official Iranian death threats (a fatwa from the Ayatollah), was supposed to address. The New York Times reports:
An usher at the amphitheater, Kyle Doershuk, 20, said security at the Institution is lax and that there did not appear to be any additional measures in place for Mr. Rushdie’s visit. “It’s very open, it’s very accessible, it’s a very relaxed environment,” he said. “In my opinion something like this was just waiting to happen.”
According to eyewitnesses in the audience, Rushdie was struck in the neck before the perpetrator, whose identity has yet...
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