Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

Sir Salman Rushdie was injured during the speech in New York in 2022 (Yui Mok/PA)

A man who is accused of injuring author Sir Salman Rushdie in a knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group.

An indictment, unsealed in US District Court in Buffalo on Wednesday, charges Hadi Matar with providing material support to Hezbollah, a militant group based in Lebanon and backed by Iran.