An Islamist who attempted to stab Sir Salman Rushdie to death on stage has been convicted of of all-new string of terror offences. The Islamist was already serving 25 years in prison for attempted murder, but a New York federal court convicted him of providing assistance to Lebanese terror group Hezbollah on Wednesday. Matar was convicted of engaging in an act of transnational terrorism and providing material support to Hezbollah by a jury. Describing the attack in court, Sir Salman said: "I was on the stage, lying down, with an enormous pool of blood all around me. After the book was released, Sir Salman was forced into hiding for almost a decade.