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Sabtu, 13 Agustus 2022

Suspect in Salman Rushdie attack charged with attempted second degree murder - Sky News

The suspect in the stabbing attack on Sir Salman Rushdie has been charged with attempted murder - as new footage shows the immediate aftermath of the assault.

The video shows the chaotic minutes after the attack in Chautauqua, New York state, on Friday that left the 75-year-old author severely wounded.

The alleged attacker, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, is restrained and pinned to the ground as people rush to help Sir Salman.

The writer remains on a ventilator and may lose an eye, his agent, Andrew Wylie, has said.

He also suffered severed nerves in an arm and damage to his liver.

Moderator Henry Reese suffered a minor head injury after also being attacked, officers said.

Suspect acted alone

The motive for the assault is not yet known, but police believe the suspect was acting alone.

"The individual responsible for the attack, Hadi Matar, has now been formally charged with attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree," Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said.

Both state and federal authorities are looking at whether any additional charges should be added, he said.

According to NBC News, which cited a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation, a preliminary review of Matar's social media showed he had sympathies for Shia extremism and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

FBI officials went to his last listed address, in Fairview, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan on Friday evening, NBC New York said.

'Relatively normal' life

Sir Salman was forced into hiding for years and received death threats after the publication in 1988 of his book The Satanic Verses, viewed by some Muslims as containing blasphemous passages.

A fatwa, or religious edict, calling on Muslims to kill him was pronounced by Ayatollah Khomeini, the Iranian leader, a year later.

Just two weeks before the attack, Sir Salman said that after years of living in hiding and death threats his life was now "relatively normal".

Speaking to the German magazine Stern, he called himself an optimist, saying that when it concerns his own life: "I prefer to look ahead."

Sir Salman was being introduced to the audience before giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state when a man stormed the stage and stabbed or punched him 10 to 15 times, according to witnesses.

The author was taken to hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, by helicopter.

He was going to give a talk on freedom of expression and the United States as a safe haven for writers.

Sir Salman lives in New York City and became a US citizen in 2016.

'A thousand bravos'

The attack shocked and horrified fellow writers and world leaders, who spoke of Sir Salman as a symbol of free speech.

In Iran there has been no official comment from the regime - but several hardline Iranian newspapers praised the attack.

"A thousand bravos... to the brave and dutiful person who attacked the apostate and evil Salman Rushdie in New York," the Kayhan newspaper said.

"The hand of the man who tore the neck of God's enemy must be kissed."

Another publication, the Khorasan daily, carried the headline: "Satan on the way to hell".

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Salman Rushdie stabbed up to 15 times on stage - The Times

Sir Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator at hospital and could lose an eye after being stabbed at a theatre in upstate New York yesterday, his agent said.

The British author was about to give a talk on the United States being a haven for persecuted writers when an attacker charged on to the stage.

Rushdie, 75, spent nearly a decade in hiding after the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for his death in 1989 in response to his novel The Satanic Verses, which many Muslims held to be blasphemous.

Rushdie had lived a relatively normal life in recent years

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Witnesses in the theatre saw a masked man dressed in black striking Rushdie ten or fifteen times and watched him, bloodied, fall to the floor. A doctor in the

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Jumat, 12 Agustus 2022

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed at event in New York - Financial Times

Salman Rushdie, the author who has lived under a death threat from Iran for several decades, was stabbed on stage during a literary event in the US on Friday morning.

Police said Rushdie suffered a stab wound to the neck and was flown to hospital by helicopter. The Booker Prize-winning author was still in surgery on Friday afternoon, police said.

“The news is not good. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged,” Rushdie’s agent Andrew Wylie said in a statement to Reuters on Friday evening. Rushdie, 75, was still on a ventilator, he said.

Police identified the suspect in the attack as Hadi Matar, 24, from Fairview, New Jersey. New York state police major Eugene Staniszewski said there was no indication yet on a possible motive for the attack.

Rushdie was scheduled to speak at the Chautauqua Institution, about a 90-minute drive south-west of the city of Buffalo in western New York state, on Friday.

“At about 11am, a male suspect ran up on to the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer,” New York state police said in a statement.

Salman Rushdie is loaded on to a medical evacuation helicopter near the Chautauqua Institution after an attack on Friday August 12 2022 — Salman Rushdie was flown to hospital by helicopter after the attack © Horatio Gates/AFP/Getty Images

The suspect, who police said had a pass to attend the event, was taken into custody by a state trooper who was assigned to Rushdie’s lecture. Police said the FBI were involved in the investigation.

The Chautauqua Institution said Rushdie was at the event for a discussion about the US “as asylum for writers and other artists in exile and as a home for freedom of creative expression”. He was joined on stage by Henry Reese, co-founder of a Pittsburgh-based group that houses writers living in exile. Reese suffered a minor head injury, according to police.

Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses, first published in 1988, generated controversy for how it depicted the Islamic prophet Mohammed. The book was banned in Iran and, in 1989, the supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie.

Following the death threat, Rushdie went into hiding. He lived with armed guards and adopted the alias Joseph Anton.

Twitter temporarily banned Iran’s current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2019 for tweeting that Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie was “solid and irrevocable”.

The venue at which Rushdie was attacked opened in 1874 as a venue to teach Methodist Sunday school teachers, before becoming the centre of a wider educational movement.

It is known for its summer programme, which hosts well-known authors, musicians and religious leaders, and for bringing together a variety of religious faiths. A Chautauqua representative could not be reached for comment on Friday.

“It happened at a place that is very familiar to me,” said New York governor Kathy Hochul. “This is a place ideally suited for him to be able to speak and that’s what he was attempting to do, just in the last hour before he was attacked.”

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2022-08-12 22:43:28Z
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Author Salman Rushdie stabbed at event in New York - Financial Times

Salman Rushdie, the author who has lived under a death threat from Iran for several decades, has been stabbed on stage during a literary event in the US.

Police said Rushdie, 75, suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck and was taken by helicopter to a hospital. “His condition is not yet known,” they said.

Rushdie’s agent Andrew Wylie said the author was alive and in surgery, Reuters reported.

The writer was scheduled to speak at the Chautauqua Institution, about a 90-minute drive south-west of the city of Buffalo in western New York state, on Friday.

“At about 11am, a male suspect ran up on to the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer,” New York state police said in a statement.

The suspect had been taken into custody by a state trooper who was assigned to the event, the police said. No additional information about the attacker was available.

The Chautauqua Institution said Rushdie was at the event for a discussion about the US “as asylum for writers and other artists in exile and as a home for freedom of creative expression”. He was joined on stage by Henry Reese, co-founder of a Pittsburgh-based group that houses writers living in exile, who suffered a minor head injury according to police.

Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses, first published in 1988, generated controversy for how it depicted the Islamic prophet Mohammed. The book was banned in Iran and the supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie in 1989.

Following the death threat, Rushdie went into hiding. He lived with armed guards and adopted the alias Joseph Anton.

Twitter temporarily banned Iran’s current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2019 for tweeting that Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie was “solid and irrevocable”.

The venue at which Rushdie was attacked opened in 1874 as a venue to teach Methodist Sunday school teachers, before becoming the centre of a wider educational movement.

The governor, who hails from western New York, said she will provide more information on the identity of the perpetrator and a case will be brought.

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2022-08-12 21:04:39Z
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Novelist Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage - BBC News - BBC News

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2022-08-12 16:33:18Z
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Kamis, 11 Agustus 2022

Donald Trump: Mar-a-Lago search warrant could be unsealed - BBC

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The US Department of Justice is asking a Florida court to unseal the warrant that let FBI agents search former President Donald Trump's home.

If granted, the request would make the documents available to the public.

Attorney General Merrick Garland also revealed he personally approved the warrant, which was executed at Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago property on Monday.

The justice department has so far not revealed the reason for the search - but the unsealed warrant could.

Mr Trump has until Friday to object to the unsealing - or could release details of the warrant himself.

According to the Washington Post, citing anonymous sources, classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents were looking for in the Mar-a-Lago raid.

The sources did not tell the newspaper whether the information involved US weapons or some other nation's, nor whether any such documents were recovered.

Monday's FBI search is believed to be connected to an investigation into whether the former president removed classified records and sensitive material from the White House.

Until now, the justice department has followed its normal practice of remaining silent during an investigation - and documents such as search warrants traditionally remain sealed during a pending investigation.

But Mr Garland said he was asking a court to make documents connected to the search warrant available in the public interest.

He said his decision was also influenced by Mr Trump announcing the search had taken place.

"The public's clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favour of unsealing," Justice Department lawyers said in a motion filed in federal court on Thursday.

Monday's search was the first time in American history that a former president's home has been searched as part of a criminal investigation. It was condemned by Mr Trump and other Republicans as politically motivated.

The former president arrives at Trump Tower in New York the day after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago home

But speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Mr Garland defended FBI agents and justice department officials from the accusations.

"I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked," Mr Garland told reporters.

He also said the decision to search was not taken lightly. "Where possible it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means," he said.

In a statement on Thursday the former president said his team was "cooperating fully" with the with federal investigators.

Garland fights back

Analysis box by John Sudworth, North America correspondent

There was no detail in Merrick Garland's press conference about what the search warrant contained, what was found, or whether it was - as media reports have suggested - an inside Trump source that provided the FBI with the key information.

But not nothing either. The attorney general revealed he had personally authorised the search warrant. And he said that the DOJ is seeking a court order to have the warrant and the list of items taken from Mar-a-Lago made public.

Prosecutors don't tend to reveal their cards in public during an ongoing investigation - something Mr Garland made clear was for good reason.

But the accusations from the Republican movement - and from Donald Trump himself, of course - that the department is being weaponised by the Democrats, have been damaging.

And without any formal statement, it's a narrative that's been left largely unchallenged.

This was Mr Garland insisting that far from being an assault on the law, the search was the law taking its proper course.

Trump records probe timeline

January 2022 - The National Archives retrieves 15 boxes of White House records from Mar-a-Lago, and says some of the documents it received at the end of Trump administration had been torn up
February - Reports emerge that classified files were found in the Mar-a-Lago cache and National Archives has asked DoJ to investigate
April - US media report the FBI has begun a preliminary investigation into how allegedly classified material ended up at Mar-a-Lago
3 June - A senior DoJ official and three FBI agents travel to Mar-a-Lago to review the items in a basement and Mr Trump drops by to say hello, according to reports
8 June - Federal investigators reportedly write to a Trump aide to request a stronger lock be used to secure the room storing the items in question. Trump says that request was quickly fulfilled
22 June - The Trump Organization reportedly receives a DoJ legal summons for CCTV footage from Mar-a-Lago
8 August - Dozens of agents execute a search warrant of Mar-a-Lago, removing about 10 boxes from the property

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2022-08-11 23:12:32Z
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers: We're kept at gunpoint by Russians - BBC

Staff at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have described to the BBC being kept at gunpoint while Russian troops use it as a military base.

Invading forces have occupied the site, the biggest nuclear plant in Europe, since early March. However, it's still operated by Ukrainian technicians.

Moscow has recently been accused of using the plant "as a shield" while its troops launch rockets from there towards nearby locations.

And on Thursday, more shelling was reported - and the head of the UN issued a new warning about fighting near the nuclear site "leading to disaster".

Now two workers have told the BBC about the daily threat of kidnap, as well as their fears of either "radioactive contamination of the wider region" or a nuclear catastrophe.

UN alarm as Ukraine nuclear plant shelled again

In the southern city of Nikopol is one of the most dangerous vantage points in Ukraine.

On the banks of the Dnipro River, it's possible to see the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant 10 miles across the water.

It's a place which has seen heavy shelling over the past couple of weeks, with up to 120 rockets being reported in a single night.

They come from the direction of Enerhodar, the city where the plant is situated.

In turn, Enerhodar - and the power station - have also come under heavy fire.

The UN's nuclear watchdog claims there's a "real risk of nuclear disaster" unless the fighting stops and inspectors are allowed access.

Ukraine and Russia blame each other. The picture is murky, but the risks are crystal clear.

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"My working day is a constant stress," says Svitlana, who's contacting us over text.

She and fellow worker Mykola can only use Russian Sim cards now and signal is very limited. We're not using their real names for their safety.

"I can't work like I used to," says Svitlana. "The last week I haven't even been able to come to my workplace - it's dangerous.

"On Saturday, there was shelling of the nitrogen-oxygen station, which caused a fire. By some miracle, the people working there survived."

Another Enerhodar resident tells us that shop and pharmacy prices are now four times higher than in territory that Ukraine still controls, as well as there being a shortage of doctors. Most ATMs are closed, too.

Svitlana has worked at the plant for many years, and says shells have been landing close to it every day.

"The psychological situation is difficult," she adds. "Soldiers are walking everywhere with weapons and everyone is actually kept at gunpoint."

Russia is accused of basing about 500 soldiers there. Recent footage has showed military vehicles being driven inside, and Svitlana is in no doubt it's being used as a base.

"Every day they drive back and forth in their military vehicles," she says.

"They positioned their military equipment right at the station buildings, to make it impossible for Ukrainian armed forces to strike."

A text comes in from Mykola: "The staff are now hostages of the Russians," it reads.

"They turned off the internet, left only landline phones, and food is available only in one single dining room. They turned the others into their bases."

Ukraine is concerned Russia has started shelling the area it occupies to try to create a false narrative, such as: "Ukraine is attacking you - so better vote to join Russia so we can take root and protect you."

Moscow-installed politicians for the Zaporizhzhia region have just signed an order for a referendum to be held soon. Russia has staged sham votes in the past, such as with Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.

Mykola continues: "Access to all roofs is prohibited, they made their observation points there. The training building also became their barracks.

"Now, more and more often, staff are kidnapped just when leaving the shift at the security gate."

It's not known why the kidnapping takes place - but residents paint a picture of intimidation as Russians look to lay down down law.

Svitlana and Mykola also describe rubbish being left everywhere by the Russians - but they say staff are still able to monitor the reactor properly.

Zaporizhzhia: How the crisis unfolded

March 2022: Shortly after the start of their invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops seize the plant. Its management is told it now belongs to Russian state nuclear power company Rosatom. Ukrainian staff continue to operate the plant under Russian control
July: Russian forces reportedly deploy rocket launchers in the complex, turning it into a military base
3 August: The International Atomic Energy Agency says the plant is "completely out of control" and needs an inspection and repairs
5 August: Ukraine's nuclear agency, Enerhoatom, says two rounds of Russian rocket fire prompted its operators to disconnect a reactor from the power grid
8 August: Ukraine says renewed Russian shelling has damaged three radiation sensors and injured a worker. Local Russian-backed authorities say Ukrainian forces hit the site with multiple rocket launchers
10 August: Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations say Russia must immediately hand back control of the plant to Ukraine
11 August: More shelling of the plant is reported, with Ukraine and Russia again blaming each other

Hryhoriy Plachkov, former head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine, tells us the risks are "great" as long as the Russians controls the Zaporizhzhia power plant.

He admits it would take "two to three" months for the Russians to re-direct power back to their own grid, if that was their goal.

Enerhodar is part of a southern front line which has seen more intense fighting in recent weeks.

There is, however, still very little movement - suggesting Europe's biggest nuclear power station will continue to slip from Ukraine's control.

Map showing Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and Nikopol

Additional reporting by Daria Sipigina and Hanna Chornous.

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