Author Salman Rushdie stabbed onstage in New York

Salman Rushdie, author of the controversial novel The Satanic Verses, was attacked by a man on a lecture stage in New York State. Rushdie was rushed to hospital to treat his stab wounds, and the attacker was arrested. #SalmanRushdie #NewYork #CBCNews Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNa... Connect with The National online: Facebook |   / thenational   Twitter |   / cbcthenational   Instagram |   / cbcthenational   More from CBC News | https://www.cbc.ca/news The National is CBC's flagship nightly news program, featuring the day's top stories with in-depth and original journalism, with hosts Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chang in Toronto, Ian Hanomansing in Vancouver and the CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton in Ottawa.