Terrorism trial to begin over stabbing of author Salman Rushdie0

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• July 22, 2026

BUFFALO, New York — The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie will stand trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is further investigating what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a conference stage in 2022. Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s trial in federal court in