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U.S. ambassador to Korea attacked in central Seoul
And we start with the shocking news that the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert has been attacked by a man armed with a knife. Lippert was attending an event in central Seoul when the attack took place. For more, we connect with our Hwang Sung-hee who is at Seoul's Yonsei Severance Hospital at Seodaemun-gu district where the ambassador is receiving treatment. Sung-hee, how is the ambassador doing?. and please walk us through what happened. Ambassador Lippert has been undergoing surgery to his wounds since around 10AM, Korea time (for around two hours or so) but he is said to be in a stable condition. The attack happened at around seven-forty-five AM, Korea time at a breakfast meeting just across the street from the U.S. Embassy in central Seoul. Lippert was waiting to give a speech when a man ...
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