02 January 2024, 08:15 Former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung was attacked during a visit to Busan
The head of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, was rushed to the hospital after an unidentified man stabbed him during a question-and-answer session with reporters on Tuesday morning.
The incident took place at 10:27am, when an unknown man approached Lee and stabbed him on the left side of his neck, Yonhap news agency reported. The attacker was quickly subdued and arrested.
Multiple videos of the incident shared on social media show Lee surrounded by a crowd of journalists before the man suddenly jumped at him with a knife.
Several photos making the rounds online show the politician lying on the ground with his eyes closed and people around him pressing a rag against his neck.
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