The US ambassador to South Korea is in a
stable condition after he was slashed on the face and wrist by a man wielding a
10in knife who called for the rival Koreas to be unified, officials have said.
Media images showed a
stunned-looking Mark Lippert staring at his blood-covered left hand and holding
his right hand over a cut on the right side of his face, his pink tie
splattered with blood.
The US state department
condemned the attack, which happened at a performing arts centre in Seoul as
the ambassador was preparing for a lecture about prospects for peace on the
divided Korean Peninsula. Mr Lippert’s injuries are not thought to be
life-threatening.
The US embassy said Mr
Lippert is in stable condition after surgery at a Seoul hospital.
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