SALMAN RUSHDIE (UPDATES TEXT) – Rushdie’s attacker identified; agent says author on ventilator, may lose eye

Rushdie’s attacker identified; agent says author on ventilator, may lose eye

New York, Aug 12 (EFE).- The suspect in Friday’s onstage stabbing of acclaimed author Salman Rushdie at a literary event in upstate New York has been identified as Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old man who has been taken into custody, a New York State Police spokesman said at a press conference.