Details of Salman Rushdie attacker Hadi Matar emerge

Hadi Matar, who is accused of stabbing Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges in a New York court.
As per the New York State Police, he ran up onto the stage of a literary event in New York on August 12 at around 10:47 am and attacked Salman Rushdie who was about to speak. After the attack, Rushdie was transported by helicopter to an area hospital.
In the attack, a co-speaker for the event, Ralph Henry Reese, 73 also suffered a minor head injury.
Later, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Matar. Currently, he is remanded without bail at Chautauqua County Jail.
Who is Hadi Matar? Hadi Matar is a 24-year-old youth from Fairview, New Jersey. As the attack was planned, he bought a ticket in advance and arrived a day before the event carrying a fake ID card.
Matar who was born in the US is a son of a Lebanese couple who had emigrated from Yaroun.