New York State Governor condemns Salman Rushdie attack
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Sunday condemned the attack on lauded writer Salman Rushdie at a lecture in the state. Rushdie is "on the road to recovery," his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of "The Satanic Verses" suffered serious injuries when he was stabbed on stage. Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called "a targeted, unprovoked, preplanned attack" at western New York's Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center. The attack was met with global shock and outrage, along with praise for the man who, for more than three decades - including nine years in hiding under the protection of the British government - has weathered death threats and a $3 million bounty on his head over "The Satanic Verses." Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
