Salman Rushdie was attacked on a lecture stage in New York

The author went on ventilator just after an hour of attack

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Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born author who received death threats from Iran in the 1980s, has been attacked Friday morning in New York

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The Author is Unable to Speak, Agent says

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Police have named the suspect Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old man from New Jersey

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Rushdie was transported to a local hospital by helicopter with a stab wound to the neck and chest

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Rushdie is one of the most celebrated and successful British authors of all time,