The US Department of Justice ruled that the assault was motivated by Ayatollah Khomeini's 1989 fatwa
Hadi Matar found guilty of terrorism for attack on Salman Rushdie
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The US Department of Justice found Hadi Matar guilty of 'commission of an act of terrorism,' his attack on the author of The Satanic Verses motivated by the fatwa issued in 1989 by Ayatollah Khomeini. Although the fatwa was never officially revoked, Iran indicated in 1998 that it would no longer seek to enforce it. Four years after the knife attack on Salman Rushdie, the perpetrator, already sentenced to 25 years in prison, has now also been found guilty of a 'terrorist act.'.
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The US Department of Justice found Hadi Matar guilty of 'commission of an act of terrorism,' his attack on the author of The Satanic Verses motivated by the fatwa issued in 1989 by Ayatollah Khomeini
according to Le Monde — InternationalAlthough the fatwa was never officially revoked, Iran indicated in 1998 that it would no longer seek to enforce it.
according to Le Figaro — ActualitésFour years after the knife attack on Salman Rushdie, the perpetrator, already sentenced to 25 years in prison, has now also been found guilty of a 'terrorist act.'
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