Busan –
Opposition leader South Korea (Carousel), Lee Jae Myung, was stabbed while talking to journalists on a visit to the port city of Busan. Lee was stabbed in the neck and suffered injuries, and the perpetrator stabbing was arrested at the location.
As reported AFP and news agencies YonhapTuesday (2/1/2024), Lee, who is the chairman of the Democratic Party, the main opposition party in South Korea, was attacked with a sharp object on the left side of his neck on Tuesday (2/1) morning, at around 10.27 local time.
The attack occurred when Lee was conducting a question and answer session with journalists after he visited the construction site of a new airport in the Gadoek Island area, Busan.
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Local television footage showed a man lunging at Lee and striking him in the neck with an object. Lee then collapsed as people rushed to help him.
News agency report Yonhap said Lee remained conscious after being stabbed, but the bleeding in his neck continued.
A photo taken from the scene showed Lee lying with a blood-stained handkerchief covering his wound.
Lee was rushed to a local hospital about 20 minutes after the attack occurred.
The perpetrator of the stabbing, whose identity is not yet known, was arrested at the scene.
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