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A South Korean political leader was stabbed in the neck by someone asking for an autograph and rushed to the hospital: reports (www.businessinsider.com)

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[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

Jesus Christ, that's aggressive. Well, did it work? Did he get his autograph?

[-] chitak166@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

A graphic video purporting to show the assault has been circulating around social media

Let me guess, this is another 'modern journalism' article where they tell us about videos but don't show us the videos.

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[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Don’t worry the journalist will include 3 unrelated tweets and provide a two sentence summary that sounds AI generated.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 6 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Lee Jae-myung, a member of South Korea's National Assembly and the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was assaulted while on a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday, the semi-official Yonhap News Agency reported.

Lee was transferred to Pusan National University Hospital shortly after the attack and was conscious.

The suspect, South Korean media said was wearing something that looked like a crown, was arrested at the scene.

A graphic video purporting to show the assault has been circulating around social media, but Business Insider has not been able to independently verify it.

The People Power Party currently holds office in South Korea.

Lee narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election to current President Yoon Suk Yeol, who condemned the attack and expressed a "deep concern over Lee's safety," according to the president's spokesperson Kim Soo-kyung.

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[-] IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Guess this is a lesson learned for the bodyguards: beware of weirdos wearing crowns.

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