Salman Rushdie is awake and 'articulate' after stabbing attack in New York, official says
Award-winning author Salman Rushdie is awake and articulate in his conversations with investigators as he remains hospitalized for severe injuries following a stabbing attack in western New York Friday, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN Monday.
Rushdie, 75, underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly stabbed him several times before his scheduled lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, officials have said.
The writer whose books have garnered him awards was conscious Monday and able to respond to questions from investigators, according to the law enforcement official.
Its unclear what Rushdie told investigators following the attack that shook the literary world and prompted immediate condemnation from around the globe.
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