Rushdie was about to deliver a speech on writers’ safety when he was gravely wounded in the assault, suffering 15 stab wounds in front of a stunned audience

Hadi Matar has already been convicted of state-level attempted murder charges for the 2022 attack that left the author blind in one eye.

A man has been convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. A jury delivered its verdict Wednesday in Buffalo, New York.

Hadi Matar is already serving a 25-year sentence for attempted murder