South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is stabbed in the neck at a press conference in Busan
- The 59-year-old politician had been visiting the construction site of a new airport on Gadeok Island when he was stabbed in the neck
- Video shared on social media shows Lee walking through a group of reporters when an unknown man approaches him with a knife
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked on Tuesday while visiting the southern port city of Busan.
The 59-year-old politician had been visiting the construction site of a new airport on Gadeok Island when he was stabbed in the neck during a question-and-answer session with reporters.
A video shared on social media shows Lee walking through a group of reporters when an unknown man approaches him with a knife.
Published news photos showed Lee lying on the ground with his eyes closed and the hands of other people around him pressing a handkerchief to the side of his neck.
Lee was taken to a hospital, Yonhap news agency said. It added that the attacker was subdued and arrested at the scene.
Lee Jae-myung was pictured on the ground after the attack with a handkerchief covering the wound on his neck
The attack took place when the politician was visiting the construction site of a new airport in Busan on January 2 (photo)
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, speaks during a meeting of the party's Supreme Council in December
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