A celebrated author and winner of the world’s top literary prizes, Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage before giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution.
According to a reporter, a man was seen on the stage “punching or stabbing” the novelist before the event commenced.
A Chautauqua spokesperson who would not elaborate or confirm details about the incident said, Medical staff and police were called to the amphitheater.
A witness in the audience told newsmen that he saw novelist, Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at Chautauqua.
