Buffalo Jury Convicts Hadi Matar of Supporting Hezbollah Terrorism
A federal jury in Buffalo, New York, convicted Hadi Matar of providing material support to Hezbollah for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, a verdict that could carry a life sentence, the BBC reported. Earlier reports said the jury also found Matar guilty of all federal terrorism counts related to the attack, with the possibility of a life term at a sentencing scheduled for November, according to AP. The New York Times noted that the conviction included charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization and carrying out an act of terrorism, which also carries a potential life sentence.
Actors
Hadi Matar
Federal jury in Buffalo
Salman Rushdie
Locations
Buffalo, New York, United States
Western New York, United States
