South Korean opposition chief stabbed during city visit

| January 2, 2024

South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been attacked during a visit to the southern port city of Busan, the Yonhap news agency reports.

Lee was stabbed on the left side of his neck with a weapon by an unidentified man on Tuesday while touring the site of a proposed airport in Busan, Yonhap said. The assailant was subdued and arrested at the scene.

News photographs published showed Lee lying on the ground with his eyes closed and hands of other people around him pressing a handkerchief against the side of his neck.

Lee has been transported to a hospital, Yonhap said.