Neighbours describe knifeman, 24, accused of attacking Salman Rushdie

A 'devout Muslim' accused of trying to kill Sir Salman Rushdie is a supporter of Iran's hardline regime which had called for the author's murder, it has been claimed. Hadi Matar, 24, center, arrives for an arraignment in the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville, NY on Saturday He pleaded not guilty to the charges and has been remanded without bail after being moved from the New York State Police barracks in Jamestown after the attack on Friday This still image from video shows a man being escorted from the stage as people tend to author Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie might lose an eye after being stabbed and seriously injured Sir Salman's life has been under threat since the late Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of Iran's Islamic revolution, issued a fatwa in 1989 calling for his death following publication of the author's novel The Satanic Verses, which some Muslims condemned as blasphemous. Both, the first and second names are linked to infamous terrorist organization Hezbollah Sir Salman Rushdie was put on a stretcher and airlifted to hospital after the shocking stabbing this morning Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie spent years in hiding after being issued 'spiritual' death threat by Iran Sir Salman Rushdie is a Booker Prize-winning author and novelist. New Jersey Police officers stand guard near the building where alleged attacker Hadi Matar, lives in Fairview, New Jersey A Homeland Security Investigations Police officer enters the building where Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker Hadi Matar, lives in Fairview, New Jersey Neighbours look on as Salman Rushdie attack suspect's home is raided by the FBI and local police The Seventh Wave: Rushdie's last published work focused on spies and assassinations Salman Rushdie was serializing a novella called The Seventh Wave, on Sub Stack, which appeared to have a heavy focus on spies and organized killings.