Salman Rushdie's attacker convicted on Hezbollah support and terror charges
A US man already serving a lengthy prison sentence has been convicted on new federal charges related to the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. The jury found him guilty of providing material support to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Prosecutors connected his actions to a 1989 fatwa issued against Rushdie and a subsequent speech. Rushdie himself testified at the federal trial, recounting details of the attack. The new conviction adds to the attacker's existing sentence for attempted murder.
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