Hadi Matar was convicted of federal terrorism charges for the 2022 attack on author Salman Rushdie. Prosecutors stated the assault was incited by death threats over Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses." Matar, already serving a state sentence, faces life imprisonment for his federal conviction. The jury deliberated for only two hours before reaching their guilty verdict on all counts.

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