JK Rowling has stated she is working with the police after receiving a possible menace from a Twitter person following her response tweet to Sir Salman Rushdie’s assault in New York.
The Harry Potter writer, 57, shared screenshots to Twitter of a message from a person who had written “don’t fear you're subsequent” in response to her tweeting that she felt “very sick” after listening to the information and hoped the novelist would “be OK”.
Rowling tagged Twitter’s help account within the submit and stated: “Any likelihood of some help?”
She later up to date her followers on the state of affairs saying: “To all sending supportive messages: thanks.
“Police are concerned (had been already concerned on different threats).”
Rowling is among the many authors and notable faces who've voiced their disbelief after Sir Salman was stabbed on stage in New York state.
The Indian-born British writer, 75, whose writing led to loss of life threats from Iran within the Eighties, was to ship a lecture on the Chautauqua Establishment when the incident occurred, leaving him with an obvious stab wound to the neck.
He's on a ventilator and should lose an eye fixed and has sustained nerve injury to his arm and liver, in line with the New York Instances.
On Friday, New York state police named the suspected attacker as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, who was taken into custody following the incident.
For the reason that suspect was recognized, individuals on social media have speculated if the assault was in relation to Iran’s former chief Ayatollah Khomeini beforehand issuing a fatwa calling for his loss of life.
The decision was issued following the publication of his e book The Satanic Verses, which has been banned in Iran since 1988 as many Muslims view it as blasphemous.
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