“There was just one attacker,” Elisabeth Healey, an audience member, told theNew York Times.
“He was dressed in black.
He had a loose black garment on.
He ran with lightning speed over to him.”
Rushdie’s condition is not yet known.
Rushdie is widely known for his book “The Satanic Verses,” published in 1988, according toBritannica.
His condition after the attack remains unknown.
Landman also reported hearing the author’s attendants saying, “He has a pulse.”
Support is streaming in for the groundbreaking author online.
“I hope Salman Rushdie is okay,” acclaimed authorStephen King tweeted.
He’s a good man and a brilliant one and I hope he’s okay."
