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Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as stranger repeatedly stabbed him on stage

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Hadi Matar , 27 , has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault in the attack.

"I was very struck by his eyes, which were dark and seemed very ferocious," the 77-year-old author says.

"It occurred to me that I was dying. That was my predominant thought," Rushdie says.