SALMAN RUSHDIE – Salman Rushdie attacked on stage during event in US

Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage on Friday while participating in an event in Chautauqua, a town in upstate New York, according to media reports and an author and eyewitness to the incident.

Initial reports indicate the Indian-born British and American writer was stabbed, but his condition remains unknown. He has reported been taken by helicopter to a hospital and his alleged attacker – a male suspect – has been arrested.