Request for witness protection order made in Salman Rushdie attacker case

Request for witness protection order made in Sir Salman Rushdie attacker case (Joshua Bessex/AP)

A protection order has been requested for witnesses in the upcoming trial against the man who attacked Salman Rushdie.

Chautauqua County district attorney Jason Schmidt requested the order to keep the identities of potential witnesses secret and asked for more time for evidence in the case to be examined.