Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie to appear in court

Hadi Matar, 24, to be arraigned in western New York on second degree attempted murder and assault charges

The man suspected of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York will appear in court for arraignment on Thursday afternoon, the prosecutor said.

Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of wounding Rushdie, 75, last Friday just before the author was to deliver a lecture on stage at an educational retreat near Lake Erie.

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