Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on a lecture stage in New York

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Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born author who received death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday morning in New York by a man who rushed the stage where the author was to speak, New York State Police said. Rushdie was transported to a local hospital by helicopter with a stab wound to the neck, police said.

Police have named Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old man from fair View, New Jersey, as the suspect in custody. A motive has yet to be established, State Police Maj. Eugene Staniszewski said at a news conference Friday evening.

The world-renowned author, who is 75 years old, was attending a lecture series at the Chautauqua Institution as a guest speaker when the incident occurred. According to a police statement, a male suspect charged the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer at approximately 11 a.m. ET.