Kashmiri-born British writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed while speaking in New York state.
The wounded Rushdie was taken to hospital by helicopter.
American news agencies report this.
What is known
According to media reports, when the writer took the stage at an educational center in Chautauqua in New York state, where he was supposed to give a lecture, he was attacked by an unknown person with a knife.
State police later said the assailant was detained at the scene and Rushdie was airlifted to a nearby hospital with a stab wound.
There is no information yet about the writer’s condition.
For information
Rushdie, 75, has won numerous literary awards, including the Man Booker Prize.
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain awarded Rushdie a knighthood in 2007. This caused a wave of discontent in the Islamic world.
Back in 1989, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa against Rushdie because of his book The Satanic Verses, which aroused the ire of Muslims who considered the novel an insult to the Prophet Muhammad.
For several years, the writer was constantly guarded by Scotland Yard agents. In 2002, the British government received tacit guarantees from Tehran for Rushdie’s safety, and the security was removed.
Since 2000, the writer has lived in the United States and received citizenship there in 2016.
