South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been stabbed in the neck!
The unfortunate incident happened during his visit to the city of Busan.
Mr Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, sustained a 1cm laceration on the left side of his neck, reports said.
The 66-year-old man who attacked him said he had intended to kill Mr Lee, Yonhap news agency reported. The motive for the attack is unclear.
\The brazen daytime attack shocked the nation and prompted condemnation from political parties and politicians, including current President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Mr Lee, who leads the Democratic Party of Korea, was addressing reporters at a news conference during a visit to a construction site in the port of Busan on Tuesday morning when the stabbing happened.
The attacker reportedly approached him to ask for an autograph, before suddenly lunging forward to stab him.
The attacker was immediately overpowered and arrested.
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who does this at 66. lock him up forever