RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Stabbed in Prison by Fellow Inmate

RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Stabbed in Prison by Fellow Inmate
Sirhan Sirhan reacts during a parole hearing at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego on Aug. 30, 2019. Gregory Bull/AP
The Associated Press
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Sirhan Sirhan, imprisoned for more than 50 years for the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was hospitalized on Aug. 30 after being stabbed by a fellow inmate at a San Diego prison.

A statement from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the stabbing occurred Friday afternoon at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego.