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It occurred to me that I was dying.
PerCNN, Rushdie described being aware that someone was rushing at him from his right.
He hit me very hard, he said.
Initially, I thought he had punched me.
I thought he was hitting me with his fist.
Rushdie testified for about an hour before leaving the courthouse.
Rushdie was not asked to identify his assailant while on the stand.
Matar was seated about 20 feet away from Rushdie, and reportedly looked down often while he spoke.
