Hadi Matar is already serving 25-year prison term on charges of attempted murder; he now faces a maximum penalty of life behind bars after his conviction on Nov 3.

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