Assassination of South Korean opposition leader

according to the report of the International Group Tasnim News Agency, “Lee Jae Myung”, the leader of the Democratic Party South Korean opposition was attacked with a knife in the neck and taken to hospital.

Emergency authorities and party leaders announced that he was visiting Busan today and attending A group of his supporters were suddenly attacked by an armed attacker while visiting a place to build an airport in this city, and his neck was torn by nearly a centimeter.

According to this report, the armed attacker, who appears to be 50-60 years old, was immediately arrested. But so far, he has not spoken about the motive of his action and his identity has not been revealed yet.

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The spokesperson of the party announced that Mr. Myung was conscious at the time of transfer to the hospital despite bleeding profusely and was transferred by helicopter to Busan University Hospital and is currently undergoing surgery. Surgery is located.

Accordingly, it seems that the assailant was wearing the cover of Myung’s fans and approached him to get his autograph and at one point hit him. He stabbed Myung in the neck with a knife.

The images of the attack on Mr. Myung have been widely published on social networks and various news agencies.

He had previously lost in the elections in 2022 by a small margin.

Meanwhile, while condemning this attack, President Yoon ordered the best medical care for Mr. Myung and stated that this type of armed violence should not be tolerated under any circumstances. Conditions must be tolerated.

South Korea’s next parliamentary election will be held in April this year.

Although there are strict laws on the carrying of weapons in South Korea, there is a history of armed attacks on political leaders in the country. Lee, the former leader of the Democratic Party who held this position before Myung, was attacked and injured in a public event in 2022. In 2015, Mark Lippert, the former US ambassador to South Korea, was also attacked and wounded in the face. He was seriously injured.

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