Rushdie 'Pleased' with Attacker's Maximum Jail Sentence

Salman Rushdie, the author, was attacked with a knife in 2022.

The attacker, Hadi Matar, was sentenced to the maximum 25 years in jail.

Rushdie said he was happy with the sentence and hopes the attacker will use the time to reflect.

The attack happened at a cultural center in New York.

Matar rushed the stage and stabbed Rushdie, causing him to lose sight in one eye.

Rushdie wrote a book about the experience called "Knife", in which he imagined a conversation with his attacker.