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| South Korean opposition leader stabbed in the neck (GRAPHIC VIDEO) | |
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| Former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung was attacked during a visit to Busan | Former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung was attacked during a visit to Busan |
| The chief of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, was rushed to a hospital after an unidentified man stabbed him during a question and answer session with reporters on Tuesday morning. | The chief of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, was rushed to a 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, the Yonhap news agency reported. The attacker was quickly subdued and arrested. | |
| Multiple videos of the incident shared on social media showed Lee surrounded by a crowd of journalists before the man suddenly jumped at him with a knife. | |
| BREAKING: South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed at press conference, current condition unknown pic.twitter.com/YjX6nKPeC1 | |
| Several photos making rounds online showed the politician lying on the ground with his eyes closed with people around him pressing a rag against his neck. | |
| 🚨🇰🇷 #BREAKING: South Korea's opposition leader, Lee Jae-Myung, has just been stabbed in the neck. pic.twitter.com/EaXmzfapiY | |
| Lee’s condition was not immediately clear. According to Yonhap, Lee remained conscious, but the bleeding continued as he was transferred to a hospital some 20 minutes after the attack. | |
| Lee Jae-myung, 59, lost South Korea's 2022 elections to President Yoon Suk-yeol by a small margin of 0.73%, and is widely expected to run again in 2027. |