Islamistischer Terrorismus

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Auf Salman Rushdie gab es ein Attentat in New York während einer Bühnenveranstaltung. Zur Erinnerung: Er war als Verfasser des Werks "Die satanischen Verse" 1989 von Ayatollah Khomeini mit einer Fatwa belegt worden (quasi ein Mordbefehl).

Zwar sind noch nicht alle Details bekannt - das wichtigste dürfte sein, dass Rushdie nach aktuellem Stand überleben wird -, aber es gibt zumindest Hinweise, dass der Attentäter ein fanatisierter schiitischer Sympathisant des Teheraner Regimes und auch der Revolutionsgarden sein könnte. Indessen ist er in Kalifornien geboren, "home grown" quasi, und möglicherweise eher ein Trittbrettfahrer, der sich mit dieser Tat ins Rampenlicht stellen und dem großen Bruder in Teheran so imponieren wollte...

Prosecutor provides more details in court of Salman Rushdie's wounds as stabbing suspect pleads not guilty

(CNN) - Renowned author Salman Rushdie remains hospitalized after being repeatedly stabbed during an on-stage attack in western New York that left him at risk of losing an eye, a prosecutor said during court proceedings Saturday.

The 75-year-old award-winning author -- whose writings have for decades brought him death threats -- was preparing to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution Friday when a man jumped on stage and stabbed Rushdie in several places, including the neck and stomach. Staff members and guests then rushed on to the stage and held down the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Hadi Matar, of Fairview, New Jersey, before a state trooper assigned to the event took him into custody, according to New York State Police. [...]

The author's injuries include three stab wounds to the right side of the front of his neck, four stab wounds to his stomach, puncture wound to his right eye and chest, and a laceration on his right thigh, according to the county prosecutor. Rushdie was airlifted to a hospital following the attack and underwent surgery, police said. The author may end up losing his right eye, Schmidt said. [...] Matar pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault with intent to cause physical injury with a deadly weapon, his public defender, Nathaniel Barone, told CNN on Saturday.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/14/us/sa...index.html

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