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Iran denies being involved in attack on Salman Rushdie


TEHRAN, Iran: An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran participated in the author attack Salman RushdieAmong the comments was the country’s first public comment on the attack.
Nasser KanaaniIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, made the remarks during a press conference before journalists.
“We, in the case of the Salman Rushdie attack in the US, do not think that anyone deserves to be blamed and charged except him and his supporters,” said Kanaani. “No one has the right to accuse Iran of this.”
Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday while attending an event in western New York. The agent said he suffered liver damage and severed nerves in one arm and one eye. He likely lost his injured eye.
His attacker, Hadi Matar, 24, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the assault through his attorney.
The award-winning author for over 30 years has faced death threats for “Verses of Satan”. The late Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued an Islamic decree, or Fatwa, requiring him to die. An Iranian foundation has offered a bounty of more than $3 million to the author.





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