“Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is “on the road to recovery,” two days after he was stabbed at a lecture.
Author: Mary Cadden and Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY
‘Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie on a ventilator following attack, suspect arrested
A USA TODAY employee witnessed a man storm the stage in a “bizarre” attack on Salman Rushdie, who suffered stab wounds to the neck and abdomen.