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Eurasia
02/01/2024 09:21
Lee was stabbed around 10:27 a.m. local time after talking to reporters during a visit to the site of a new airport off the coast of Busan. The assailant was detained by police at the scene, the newspaper added.
Lee sustained a cut 1 centimetre-wide and remained conscious when the paramedics arrived at the scene, emergency authorities said, adding that his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
After receiving emergency treatment in Busan, he was airlifted to Seoul National University Hospital around 1 p.m. for surgery. Lee sustained an injury to his jugular vein, which put him at risk of additional bleeding and possible hemorrhage, according to the Democratic Party of Korea.
The assailant who appeared to be in his 60s or 70s, though his identity remained unknown as of noon, had walked through a crowd of reporters and asked Lee for an autograph. He then pulled out a 20-centimeter-long knife to stab the current opposition leader through the neck, The Korea Herald explains.
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