Defendant in Salman Rushdie stabbing declines to testify in terrorism trial
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In this courtroom sketch, Hadi Matar, center, sits in federal court during his terrorism trial for his alleged attack on Salman Rushdie, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)FILE - Novelist Salman Rushdie attends the premiere of the documentary film "Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie" during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25, 2026, at The Ray in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)FILE - Hadi Matar walks in to the Chautauqua County court in Mayville, N.Y., May, 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie, left, testifies in federal court during the terrorism trial for Hadi Matar, Rushdie's alleged attacker, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie, left, testifies in federal court during the terrorism trial for Hadi Matar, Rushdie's alleged attacker, shown second from bottom left, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)
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In this courtroom sketch, Hadi Matar, center, sits in federal court during his terrorism trial for his alleged attack on Salman Rushdie, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)