Instant digest: Salman Rushdie stabbed.
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Salman Rushdie stabbed - instant digest
It appears that the Iran deal or lack thereof is being “negotiated” in public
WARNING - the below digest may disturb some.
1) Author Salman Rushdie was reportedly stabbed by an assailant:
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2) There were also reports of attacks on other anti-Iran regime voices:
![Twitter avatar for @AlinejadMasih](https://substackcdn.com/image/twitter_name/w_96/AlinejadMasih.jpg)
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3) And of course the build up of news related to the alleged Iranian plot against the former Assistant to the US President for National Security Affairs (NSA) John Bolton, preceding this incident:
![Twitter avatar for @AmbJohnBolton](https://substackcdn.com/image/twitter_name/w_96/AmbJohnBolton.jpg)
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4) Here is an alleged video of the full attack on Salman Rushdie caught on phone camera.
WARNING MAY BE DISTURBING to some:
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5) the attack is being celebrated by Iran regime-linked accounts
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And some militant groups around the world:
6) The hashtag for Salman Rushdie in Arabic: #سلمان_رشدی is currently trending.
It contains mixed reactions but also contains widely diverging analysis:
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