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US envoy to South Korea attacked US ambassador to South Korea attacked
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US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert injured by armed attacker while giving lecture, local media report US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert has been injured by an attacker in Seoul.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. They say the attack happened as Mr Lippert, 42, was about to attend a meeting in the capital.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. YTN news channel posted a photo, showing the envoy bleeding from his head and right hand. He was reportedly cut by a razor blade.
Mr Lippert was taken to hospital. The attacker - whose identity was not immediately known - was arrested.
Media reports the envoy's injuries are not life-threatening.
Mr Lippert - a former US assistant secretary of defence - was appointed ambassador to South Korea in 2014.
His wife gave birth in the country, and the couple gave their son a Korean middle name, according to the Associated Press news agency.