Hadi Matar has been convicted of federal terrorism charges following the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. The jury found Matar guilty of all charges, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism. Rushdie had previously faced a long-term death threat due to his novel The Satanic Verses. Matar is currently serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence. This federal conviction follows the legal proceedings regarding the violent attack on the renowned author.
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