@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Scotland's police said on Sunday they are [https://www.msnbc.com/search/?q=investigating investigating] a report of an "online threat" made to the author JK Rowling after she tweeted her condemnation of the stabbing of Salman Rushdie.<br> The Harry Potter creator said she felt "very sick" after hearing the [https://www.bbcworldnewstoday.com/ BBC World News Today] and hoped the novelist would "be OK".<br> In response, a user said "don't worry you are next"<br> After sharing screenshots of the threatening tweet, Rowling said: "To all sending supportive messages: thank you police are involved (were already involved on other threats)".<br> A spokeswoman for Scotland's police said: "We have received a report of an online threat being made and officers are carrying out enquiries."<br> Rushdie, 75, was set to deliver a [https://www.martindale.com/Results.aspx?ft=2&frm=freesearch&lfd=Y&afs=lecture lecture] on artistic freedom on Friday in western New York when a man rushed the stage and stabbed the Indian-born writer, who has lived with a bounty on his head since his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses" prompted Iran to urge Muslims to kill him.<br> Following hours of surgery, [https://pixabay.com/images/search/Rushdie/ Rushdie] was on a ventilator and unable to speak as of Friday evening.<br><br>The [https://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=novelist novelist] was likely to lose an eye and had nerve damage in his arm and wounds to his liver.<br> The accused attacker, 24-year-old Hadi Matar of Fairview, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault at a court appearance on Saturday.<br> Rowling has in the past been criticised by trans activists who have accused her of transphobia. (Reporting by Andrew MacAskill Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)<br> adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement