{"id":1604535,"date":"2022-08-13T08:47:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T12:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1604535"},"modified":"2022-08-13T08:48:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T12:48:11","slug":"hadi-matar-identified-as-suspect-in-stabbing-of-islam-critic-salman-rushdie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hadi-matar-identified-as-suspect-in-stabbing-of-islam-critic-salman-rushdie\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hadi Matar&#8221; Identified as Suspect in Stabbing of Islam Critic Salman Rushdie"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhadi-matar-identified-as-suspect-in-stabbing-of-islam-critic-salman-rushdie%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1604535&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>The suspect in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie has been identified as a 24-year-old Hadi Matar from New Jersey. Police also clarified that Rushdie was stabbed twice, once in the neck and once in the abdomen. Here\u2019s a bit of the most recent press conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Author Salman Rushdie&#8217;s alleged attacker has been identified as 24-year-old Hadi Matar, officials say. Rushdie was stabbed &#8220;at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TML9Ty3QS0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/TML9Ty3QS0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3W3xcZtZUs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/3W3xcZtZUs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1558200969745338369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s a photo of Matar being arrested:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old New Jersey man with sympathies toward the Iranian government was arrested and accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie on Friday, according to law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Salman?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Salman<\/a> Rushdie <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOJmINCRFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/WOJmINCRFo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BNN Newsroom (@BNNBreaking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNNBreaking\/status\/1558203540476088320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Officially police are saying they don\u2019t have a motive yet but the <em>NY Post<\/em> is reporting Matar had sympathies <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/12\/nj-man-matar-hadi-with-sympathies-toward-iran-arrested-in-stabbing-of-salman-rushdie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Law enforcement sources told The Post that an initial investigation suggests Matar\u00a0has made social media posts in support of Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, and in support of Shi\u2019a extremism more broadly.<\/p>\n<p>New York State Police, however, said that Matar\u2019s motive remained unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any indication of a motive at this time,\u201d\u00a0Major Eugene J. Staniszewski told reporters. He added that police believe Matar acted alone.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several people have posted screenshots from Matar\u2019s Facebook account. Lots of Ayatollah pictures plus one of deceased general Qasem Soleimani.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hadi Matar, Salman Rushdie&#8217;s assailant, Facebook photos <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vUnsqCgwK6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/vUnsqCgwK6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ZiZi (@zizikhanoum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zizikhanoum\/status\/1558204131403243521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for Rushdie, he was given first aid almost immediately and transported to a hospital by helicopter. It has been several hours and the most recent reports are that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/08\/12\/nyregion\/salman-rushdie-stabbed-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still in surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Salman Rushdie was still undergoing surgery as of 5 p.m. on Friday after he was stabbed several hours earlier by an attacker who the authorities identified as Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old New Jersey man\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Matar had a pass to get into the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution where Mr. Rushdie was to deliver a lecture, just as other guests did, according to the institution\u2019s president, Michael Hill.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Fox News affiliate is reporting that Matar was carrying a fake ID at the time of the stabbing. The photo certainly matches the image of Matar above. It\u2019s not clear why he had a fake ID.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The man suspected of stabbing Salman Rushdie is named Hadi Matar but he was carrying this fake driver license at the time of his arrest.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KoY2h4RI8E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/KoY2h4RI8E<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zstDVDJnm3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/zstDVDJnm3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox3 Now (@fox3news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fox3news\/status\/1558217787490836482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, Iran is behaving about as you would expect. State media is condemning\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/iran-state-media-condemns-apostate-salman-rushdie-blasphemous-writings-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salman Rushdie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Islamic Republic News Agency, which described Rushdie as having been \u201cattacked by knife,\u201d called him an \u201capostate author.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also described \u201cThe Satanic Verses\u201d as a \u201cblasphemous novel about Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, FARS News, another regime-owned outlet, also described him as an \u201capostate\u201d and accused him of having \u201cinsulted the Prophet of Islam (PBUH)\u201d with the book\u2019s \u201canti-religious content.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019ll update this story if there\u2019s any new information on Rushdie\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie has been identified as a 24-year-old Hadi Matar from New Jersey. 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