Political Leader Attacked During Public Appearance

During a public appearance in Busan, an assailant attacked the leader of South Korea's opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung. The attacker, described as a man in his 50s or 60s, approached Lee under the pretense of asking for an autograph before lunging at him and stabbing him in the neck. The assailant was swiftly apprehended at the scene. Video footage of the incident showed the sudden attack and Lee collapsing to the ground. Lee was promptly taken to a hospital for treatment. This incident is not the first of its kind in South Korea's political history, as there have been previous acts of violence involving politicians and weapons. For example, in 2006, the then conservative opposition party leader Park Geun-hye, who subsequently became the country's president, was attacked with a knife during an event, resulting in a facial injury that required surgery.