The person who gouged out Salman Rushdie’s eye had links to Hezbollah, had attacked with a knife 10 times

Serious charges have now been leveled against the youth who attacked famous writer Salman Rushdie with a knife. His link with terrorism has now been found. 26-year-old Hadi Matar was earlier accused of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie. Now the grand jury has revealed his support for a terrorist organization. According to documents released on Wednesday, he acted on the instructions of the terrorist group Hezbollah. The grand jury said, 3 cases related to terrorism have been found against Hadi Matar. This also includes providing assistance to a foreign terrorist group. The FBI also claimed that Matar attacked Salman Rushdie following a fatwa supported by Hezbollah.

Attacked with knives 10 times

According to the US Justice Department, Iran’s Hezbollah organization is known for spreading terrorism. The accused of attacking Salman Rushdie used to support this organization. There was a lot of uproar after the release of a book by Salman Rushdie. Matar attacked only after a fatwa was issued against him. This incident took place in New York in August 2022. Rushdie lost his right eye in this attack. He was attacked with a knife 10 times. Actually, Salman Rushdie’s book ‘The Satanic Verses’ was considered anti-Islam and blasphemous. Due to this, there were many attacks on him. He also received death threats from Iran. This book is still banned in Iran. In 1989, a fatwa was issued, in which Muslims were asked to kill Rushdie.

FBI issued a statement

Now a statement has been issued by the FBI on Wednesday in the matter. On Wednesday, the FBI said that Hezbollah had supported the fatwa. We allege that Hadi Matar, who attempted to murder Salman Rushdie in New York in 2022, attacked at the behest of Hezbollah.