An Iranian government official has denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie. It was the country's first public comment on the attack.
Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday at event in western New York. A 24-year-old man was arrestedIranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani says Tehran was not involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie.The comments by Nasser Kanaani, the spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry, were issued three days after the attack on Rushdie in New York state.
"We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the U.S., do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters," Kanaani said. "Nobody has right to accuse Iran in this regard."Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday while attending an event in western New York. He suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, his agent said. He was likely to lose the injured eye.
His assailant, 24-year-old Hadi Matar of New Jersey, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the attack through his lawyer.The Satanic Verses.
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