Iran-Backed Hezbollah Chief Has No Immediate Comment on Rushdie Stabbing

August 20, 2022

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a public appearance at a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs — FILE PHOTO: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a public appearance at a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

BEIRUT, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The head of Lebanon’s pro-Iran group Hezbollah said on Friday he had no immediate comment on the stabbing attack against Indian-born author Salman Rushdie in the United States because the group was still gathering information.

Speaking in a televised address, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah added that he saw an “urgent need” for his group to make a statement on the attack, which has been blamed on a 24-year-old American citizen of Lebanese origin.