An unknown person attacked South Korea’s opposition leader with a knife

Fars News Agency International Group; Violence against politicians in East Asia, which has already claimed the life of the Prime Minister of Japan, this time targeted South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung.

Leader of the Democratic Party of South Korea He was stabbed in the neck while walking among the people of Busan city.

According to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, although Lee Jae-myung lost a lot of blood, He is not in danger of death. He was first taken to Pusan ​​Hospital and given initial treatment, and later he was transferred to the capital hospital by helicopter.

The attack on Lee Jae-myung was carried out in a situation where violence against politicians in East Asia has already taken its toll. On July 17th, 1401, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed.

South Korea’s Democratic Party called this attack a terrorist attack and announced that there are concerns about the heavy bleeding of the party leader.

South Korean authorities have not yet commented on the identity of the assailant and his motive, but witnesses say that a 60- or 70-year-old man was the perpetrator of the attack and was arrested by the security forces. In the pictures, it is clear that an unidentified man approaches the leader of the opposition party under the pretext of taking a souvenir photo.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol condemned the attack and ordered the relevant authorities. Let them clarify the facts of this story as soon as possible. According to reports, 59-year-old Lee Jae-myung is one of the candidates for the 2027 presidential election.

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