An American man already serving 25 years in prison for attempting to kill Sir Salman Rushdie has been found guilty of additional charges, including providing material support to a terrorist group. Hadi Matar was convicted Wednesday in federal court in New York of providing assistance to Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed faction designated as a terrorist
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