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SHOCK VIDEO: South Korean Opposition Party Leader Stabbed in the Neck During Press Conference

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Lee Jae-myung after the attack.

In a shocking development caught on camera, the leader of South Korea’s main opposition Party was stabbed in the neck during a news conference in the southern port city of Busan.

The high profile politician, who has been called the Korean Trump, but ‘respects Bernie Sanders’, was taken to the hospital.

BBC reported:

“Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost the presidential elections in 2022, was stabbed on the left side of his neck on Tuesday morning. The male attacker was arrested at the scene.

Lee was transferred to a hospital about 20 minutes after the attack. He was conscious at the time, Yonhap said.

Mr Lee is not currently a member of South Korea’s legislature but is widely expected to run for a seat in the next general election,

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