The suspect who is accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie during an event in New York on Friday has been charged with attempted murder and assault, police announced Saturday.
Hadi Matar was taken into custody after he was seen rushing the stage at the Chautauqua Institution where Rushdie was giving a speech and repeatedly stabbing the author. Matar is now being held without bail, police said.
"We have been in touch with our counterparts in the State of New Jersey where the attacker is from to share information and assist them in helping us to better understand the planning and preparation which preceded the attack so that we and the different agencies involved can determine what, if any, additional charges should be asserted," the Chautauqua County District Attorney Office said in a statement. "We will try to be as transparent as we can without compromising the case."
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