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U.S. envoy attacked in central Seoul
It was a bloody attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert by a man opposed to the joint military drills between Seoul and Washington. (Stand-up) "The attack is the first of its kind on a U.S. ambassador to South Korea. It happened as Ambassador Lippert was attending a breakfast meeting here, right across the street from the U.S. embassy." A man, now identified as 55-year-old Kim Ki-jong, slashed Lippert with a 10-inch knife, leaving him with a deep cut on his right cheek and left hand. Covered in blood, the ambassador was transferred to Yonsei Severance Hospital and is now in stable condition. The suspect claims to be an advocate of a reunified Korea, shouting his opposition to the ongoing military drills between Seoul and Washington as he was being arrested. (Korean) (REUTERS 4107) "We ...
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