Subject in the 2022 attack on Salman Rushdie; on trial in a federal terrorism case following a state conviction for the stabbing.
Hadi Matar’s federal trial has opened in Buffalo, New York, with opening statements scheduled as prosecutors argue he acted in connection with Iran and Hezbollah. Rushdie testifies as a key witness, recounting the knife attack that left him permanently injured and shaping the federal case against Matar.