Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on a lecture stage in New York

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According to the New York State Police, a man reached the stage,

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Where Indian-origin novelist Salman Rushdie was to speak in New York on Friday morning.

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In the 1980s, Iran threatened the writer's life.

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According to police, Rushdie was stabbed in the neck and taken to a nearby hospital by helicopter.

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Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old male from Fair View, New Jersey, has been identified by police as the suspect.

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State Police Major Eugene Staniszewski said during a news conference Friday night

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that the motive has not yet been ascertained.

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The 75-year-old world-renowned novelist was a guest lecturer on a lecture series at the Chautauqua Institution when the event took place.

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According to a police report, a suspect stormed the stage

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and assaulted Rushdie and an interviewer at around 11 p.m. ET.

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