{"id":88427,"date":"2024-01-02T03:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/lee-jae-myung-south-korean-opposition-leader-stabbed-in-neck-during-busan-visit-world-news\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T03:56:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T03:56:00","slug":"lee-jae-myung-south-korean-opposition-leader-stabbed-in-neck-during-busan-visit-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/lee-jae-myung-south-korean-opposition-leader-stabbed-in-neck-during-busan-visit-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Jae-myung: South Korean opposition leader ‘stabbed in neck’ during Busan visit | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been stabbed in the neck during a visit to Busan, according to local media.<\/p>\n

He was attacked as he toured a construction site at a new airport, said the city’s emergency office.<\/p>\n

It said Lee – who heads the main opposition Democratic Party – was conscious but his exact condition is unknown.<\/p>\n

A party official said he had been taken to a local university hospital.<\/p>\n

An unidentified man approached the politician for an autograph before lunging in with a knife-like weapon, reported South Korea<\/strong>‘s Yonhap news agency.<\/p>\n

The man, who appeared to be in his 50s or 60s, was quickly restrained and arrested, said Yonhap.<\/p>\n

YTN television showed Lee grimacing and collapsing to the ground, with other images showing people pressing a handkerchief to the side of his neck.<\/p>\n

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It said he had been left with a gash of about 1cm.<\/p>\n

Lee lost the 2022 presidential election to Yoon Suk Yeol by a narrow margin.<\/p>\n

He is currently on trial for alleged bribery – which he denies – relating to a development project when he was mayor of Seongnam near Seoul.<\/p>\n

The liberal is also known for his outspoken style, with supporters seeing him as an anti-elitist crusader, but critics view him as a populist who stokes divisions and demonises conservative rivals.<\/p>\n

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President Yoon Suk Yeol condemned the attack and expressed deep concern for Lee’s condition, said a spokesperson.<\/p>\n

South Korea has strict gun laws but there is a history of political violence using other weapons.<\/p>\n

Lee’s predecessor, Song Young-gil, suffered a head wound when he was attacked with a blunt object at a public event in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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