<h1>Lady Rushdie by Salman's Side as Doctors Sew His Eyelids</h1> <h2>Eye Witnesses Describe Staggering Attack</h2> <h3>From the Scene Where Salman Rushdie Was Attacked on Stage</h3> <strong>October 23, 2022</strong> – From the scene where Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage, Lady Rushdie describes being at her husband's side as doctors sewed his eyelids together. Salman Rushdie is currently in surgery, said his agent. Eye witnesses who were at Friday's planned lecture have spoken publicly about the moment Salman Rushdie was attacked. According to reports, Rushdie was about to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York when a man rushed the stage and stabbed him in the neck and abdomen. People in the audience tackled the attacker, and Rushdie was taken to a local hospital by helicopter. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said that Rushdie had suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in one arm, and that he was likely to lose an eye. "Salman will likely lose an eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged," Wylie said. Rushdie's injuries are serious, but he is expected to survive. No motive for the attack is yet known. WEB Lady Rushdie describes being at Sir Salmans side as doctors sewed his eyelids together. WEB By Samantha Beech CNN Published 438 PM EDT Sun October 23 2022. From the scene where Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage. WEB Eye witnesses who were at Fridays planned lecture have spoken publicly about the moment Rushdie. WEB Salman Rushdie in surgery after stabbing Salman Rushdie is currently in surgery said his agent..
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