Lee Jae-myung: the opposition leader in South Korea, was stabbed in the neck during a visit to Busan
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to Busan on Tuesday (January 2), by an unidentified man. Lee was touring the proposed airport site when the attacker approached him to get his autograph before rushing forward. And attack him.
Yonhap reported that Lee Jae-myung, leader of the opposition Democratic Party in South Korea, was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern coastal city of Busan.
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The attacker was wearing a paper crown with Lee's name on it, and appeared to be a man in his 50s or 60s, as shown in news photos.
Video clips spread on social media, and others were published by YTNtelevision, which showed what happened, as a man rushed towards Lee with his arm outstretched. He smiled at me and collapsed to the floor.
News reports said that the man approached Lee and asked for his autograph, then suddenly rushed forward and attacked him. Yonhap said that the attacker was quickly subdued and arrested, and he was immediately arrested at the scene.
It was Tuesday morning when the attacker approached him to ask for his autograph. Lee was addressing reporters at a press conference during a visit to a construction site in the port of Busan. Lee Ho, who leads the Democratic Party of Korea,
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News photos circulated on social media showed Lee lying on his back. He lay on the ground with his eyes closed and a large crowd of people around him, while other people were pressing a handkerchief to the side of his neck, so as not to bleed too much blood.
Earlier, Lee, the former governor of Gyeonggi Province, lost to Governor Yoon, a former public prosecutor, by a narrow margin in the 2022 presidential election.
Lee is currently on trial for bribery stemming from a development project, when he was mayor of Seongnam near Seoul. Lee has denied any wrongdoing, calling the allegations a "fantasy" and a "political conspiracy."
His office said he expressed deep concern for Lee and ordered that he be given the best care so he could recover quickly. His office also said President Yeon Suk-yeol said it was an unacceptable act and condemned the attack.