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Iran’s hardline newspapers praise Salman Rushdie’s attacker
(CNN)Salman Rushdie — a celebrated author and winner of the world’s top literary prizes whose writings generated death threats — was attacked and stabbed at least twice on stage Friday before a lecture he was scheduled MORE