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UK PM Boris Johnson says he is appalled that author Rushdie was stabbed

UK PM Boris Johnson says he is appalled that author Rushdie was stabbed
UK PM Boris Johnson says he is appalled that author Rushdie was stabbed -  Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2022
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was appalled that author Salman Rushdie had been stabbed.

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"Appalled that Sir Salman Rushdie has been stabbed while exercising a right we should never cease to defend. Right now my thoughts are with his loved ones. We are all hoping he is okay," Johnson said on Twitter.

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