Man Convicted of Federal Terrorism Charges in Salman Rushdie Stabbing

A jury on Wednesday convicted a man on federal terrorism charges stemming from the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. Authorities charged the defendant in connection with the attack on Rushdie, who had lived under a decades-old death threat.

The author's novel, "The Satanic Verses," prompted the threat. The attack occurred in August 2022 at a literary event.

Further details regarding the conviction and the proceedings will follow.