Salman Rushdie’s Alleged Attacker Indicted on Terrorism Charges

A 26-year-old man accused in the knife attack against author Salman Rushdie in 2022 has been indicted on three counts of terrorism for his alleged support of Hezbollah, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Hadi Matar, of Fairview, New Jersey, was arraigned on July 24 for allegedly attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, engaging in an act of terrorism, and providing material support to terrorists, according to an indictment.
The DOJ indicated that Mr. Matar was trying to carry out a fatwa, or edict, endorsed by Hezbollah, in his attack against Mr. Rushdie.
“The defendant attempted to carry out a fatwa endorsed by Hezbollah that called for the death of Salman Rushdie—a fatwa issued in 1989 by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray in a press release….