LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was appalled that author Salman Rushdie had been stabbed.
“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.
(Reporting by Muvija M; editing by William James)