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14 Feb 1989: Ayatollah issues death threat to Salman Rushdie14 Feb 1989: Ayatollah issues death threat to Salman Rushdie

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The Iranian leader issues a fatwa calling for the death of the 鈥楽atanic Verses鈥� author.

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