South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday during a public event in the southeast of the country and was taken to hospital, emergency services said.
According to emergency services in the port city of Busan, the incident occurred at 10:27 a.m. (01:27 a.m. in Lisbon) as the leader of the Democratic Party (DP) spoke to reporters at a press conference at a new local building. airport on Gadeok island.
The man, who has not yet been identified, approached Lee and stabbed him in the left side of the neck. South Korean news agency Yonhap published a photograph showing the politician lying on the ground with a scarf covering his wound.
South Korean President expresses concern after attack
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol expressed “deep concern” for Lee Jae-myung’s safety.
Yoon Seok-yeol expressed “deep concern for the safety of Lee Jae-myung after learning of the attack,” a spokeswoman for the South Korean president said.
The head of state “stressed that South Korean society should never tolerate this kind of violence, no matter what the circumstances,” Kim Soo-kyung added.