Salman Rushdie describes a ‘lake of blood’ as his convicted attacker faces terrorism charges tied to the 2022 stabbing

Salman Rushdie testified in a U.S. federal court against Hadi Matar, his attacker in the 2022 stabbing, describing severe injuries and linking the attack to Iran's 1989 fatwa over Rushdie's novel 'The Satanic Verses.' Matar, who faces terrorism charges, has pleaded not guilty and is already serving a state prison sentence for attempted murder.