and stabbed Rushdie "10 to 15 times" as he was introduced.

Salman Rushdie: The author of The Satanic Verses 'lives' after being stabbed in the neck and taken to hospital

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Writer Salman Rushdie was flown to hospital after being stabbed in the neck at a literary event in New York on Friday.

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State Governor Cathy Hochul told a news conference that a state police officer saved his life and the host, who he said was also attacked.

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He added: "He is alive, he has been flown to safety."

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An Associated Press reporter saw a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institute on Friday.

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and stabbed Rushdie "10 to 15 times" as he was introduced. According to eyewitnesses, the attacker was wearing a black mask.

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Rushdie, 75, once fell to the ground while others screamed and shouted "oh my god".

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