Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei praises stabbing of Salman Rushdie and says fatwa against Satanic Verses author was 'fired like a bullet that won't rest until it hits its target' as Islamic hardliners celebrate

UK Daily Mail ^ | August 13 2022 | EMMA JAMES

[knighthawk]

Supporters of Iran have been celebrating the callous attack on Salman Rushdie, which saw the author stabbed up to 15 times – including once in the neck.

Rushdie, 75, was attacked by Hadi Matar, 24, as he was being introduced to the stage for the CHQ 2022 event in Chautauqua, near Buffalo in upstate New York, on Friday morning. He was airlifted to hospital and undergoing surgery in Erie, Pennsylvania.

He was issued a fatwa – a death sentence - in 1989 by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini after his book, the Satanic Verses, sparked and outcry with Muslims in Britain.

[Mark17]

I am so deeply enthralled with the religion of peace. Such beautiful people. NOT 👎

[Gene Eric]

Islam is a war plan.

[FatherofFive]

The religion of it them to pieces

We cannot let these animals into our country. They cannot live in a civilized society

[bigdaddy45]

These are the people we are negotiating with

[bantam]

That assh*le shoulda been a target of special forces, but NO, our communist demoRAT party sends these f tards millions, if not billions and cozies up to em.

[mewzilla]

We are not negotiating with them.

Our Deep State is of like minds with the mullahs.

[robowombat]

Very determined and very serious people, which Americans are on balance, absolutely not.

[robowombat]

We are and will continue to do so.

[SharpRightTurn]

Religious death cult alert.

[Titus-Maximus]

How could you let Iran get nuclear weapons? A psycho theocratic state bent in a death cult.

[Scrambler Bob]

Rushdie with a knife
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The US with a Nuke

[Republican Wildcat]

Putin/Russia’s client state.