Police drop probe into JK Rowling threat over Salman Rushdie support

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Police drop probe into JK Rowling threat over Salman Rushdie support
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Police were investigating a threat to the Harry Potter author over her support for Salman Rushdie.

She said she felt "very sick" and hoped he would recover.

Following the threat on 13 August, she wrote: "To all sending supportive messages. Thank you. Police are involved ."A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Following a report made to police regarding an online threat, enquiries have been carried out into this matter and it has been established that it was made outwith the UK.Police had previouslySalman Rushdhie was hospitalised with "life-changing" injuries after the attack on 12 August.

Hadi Matar, 24, was accused of stabbing him at least 10 times in the face, neck and abdomen. He pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. The 75-year-old novelist faced years of death threats for his novel The Satanic Verses, which some Muslims see as blasphemous.

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