The Latest Breaking News from Salman Rushdie

AN IRANIAN government official has denied that Tehran had any involvement in the attack on author Sir Salman Rushdie.

An Iranian government spokesperson added that Iran did not "have any other information more than what the American media has reported."

His book was banned in 45 Islamic countries, with hundreds of British Muslims endorsing the death sentence

Sir Salman is in critical condition after being stabbed nearly 10 times on stage

An Iranian government official is denying that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country’s first public comments on the attack

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Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that no one had the right to level accusations against Tehran over Friday's attack on Salman Rushdie, and only he and his supporters were worthy of reproach and condemnation for denigrating the world's Muslims.

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Even as images of author Salman Rushdie being stabbed multiple times on stage in New York by Hadi Matar, suspected of being sympathetic to Shia extremism, continues to haunt, another author Taslima Nasrin against whom several fatwas shave been issued for her "anti-Islamic remarks" says that she is extremely disturbed…

The Indian-born author is best known for his controversial novel The Satanic Verses and fury around the book made him a pop culture figure.

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