The author and atheist Salman Rushdie was attacked and stabbed between 10 and 15 times with a knife today in New York. He was giving a speech to the cream of society, right there on stage in front of real intellectuals that enjoys the art of thinking. The attack lasted 20 seconds, before the policeman assigned as bodyguard figured out his pay check is in danger.
Several people jumped into action – and then onto the stage; one had to do both – and pinned the attacker down. Rushdie was rushed by helicopter to hospital, his condition is not yet disclosed, but having lost a lot of blood. (His legs were even raised by people to get blood to his heart.)
