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February 14, 1989: The fatwa against Salman Rushdie
February 14, 1989: The fatwa against Salman Rushdie

Friday's knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in which he sentenced him to death. Until Friday's knife attack, he had very much resumed a normal life. ccd/jmy/br/kjm

At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting
At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting

At least 11 people were killed during a mass shooting in Montenegro's central city of Cetinje on Friday, the country's public broadcaster said, in the deadliest violent incident to rock the Adriatic nation in years. "Eleven people were killed, while six were wounded, including a member of the police," Montenegro's public broadcaster RTCG said, adding that the shooter was included in the toll.