The British author, J. K Rowling asked Twitter for support against the threat
The British author, J., received death threats from an extremist. K. Rowling, who expressed her disgust at the attack on Salman Rushdie.
The author of the ‘Harry Potter’ book series shared with her followers the user’s response that threatened her: “Don’t worry, you’ll be next.”
In fact, she asked Twitter for support against the threat.
.@TwitterSupport any chance of some support? pic.twitter.com/AoeCzmTKaU
— JK Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 13, 2022
The suspect in the knife attack that Salman Rushdie received during an event in New York state expressed sympathy for Shiite extremism, but also for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as reported by NBC in New York. citing law enforcement sources.
Indian-born Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him after the publication of The Satanic Verses in September 1988, was stabbed in the neck and torso during of an event in a cultural center auditorium in Chotocqua, in northwestern New York state.
Horrifying news. https://t.co/i5poClOImW
— JK Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 12, 2022
After hours of surgery, Rushdie remained intubated and unable to speak Friday night.
The police proceeded to identify the perpetrator of the attack. This is 24-year-old Hadi Mattar of Fairview, New Jersey, who bought a ticket to the Chotoqua Foundation event in western New York state.
The man suspected of attacking the British-American author has been charged with attempted murder and assault, prosecutors said today.
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