03/01/24
BENEDICTA TD
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Lee Jae-myung South Korea’s opposition leader that stabbed in the Neck is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
The assailant had approached Lee, who was addressing a News Conference in the Port City of Busan, to ask for an autograph then suddenly lunged forward to stab him with a 18cm knife.
The attacker was overpowered and taken into custody while Lee was Airlifted to Hospital, after suffering a 1cm laceration on the left side of his neck but doctors said the wound was not life threatening.
The 59 year old Lee, narrowly lost the 2022 Presidential election and leads the Democratic Party of Korea, and a spokesman for the Party Kwon Chil-Seung said Medical Staff of Seoul National University Hospital suspected an injury to his jugular vein, which carries blood from the head to the heart noting that he would have to undergo surgery as they were concerned about further bleeding.
The attack has been Condemned by President Yoon Suk Yeol and many others in South Korea
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