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Salman Rushdie
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1989
2.14.1989
Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill the author of ''The Satanic Verses'', Salman Rushdie.
2.24.1989
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a USD $3 million bounty for the death of ''The Satanic Verses'' author Salman Rushdie.
3.7.1989
Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a row over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel.