Trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie enters second day

Hadi Matar has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault.

Author Salman Rushdie poses for a portrait to promote his book ‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’, at the Deutsches Theatre in Berlin, Germany (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP) — Author Salman Rushdie poses for a portrait to promote his book ‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’, at the Deutsches Theatre in Berlin, Germany (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP) (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)

By Carolyn Thompson and Hilell Italie, Associated Press

February 11, 2025 at 8:33am GMT

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