Photos: U.S. Ambassador To South Korea Was Slashed In The Face By knife-Wielding Activist

A horrific image has emerged showing the gaping wound inflicted on the U.S. ambassador to South Korea’s face after a furious activist slashed it open with a knife.Mark Lippertnow needs 80 stitches to fix the damage caused by the attack in broad daylight as he attended a breakfast meeting yesterday morning in Seoul.
According to a Korean media report, someone yelled ‘North Korea and South Korea should be unified’ and ‘no to war training!’ before the Ambassador left the Sejong performing-arts centre around 7:40am.
The attacker slashed the ambassador on the right cheek, left wrist and other parts of his body, butState Departmentsays the injuries are non-life-threatening and that he is in stable condition after undergoing minor surgeries at a nearby hospital.
A 55-year-old ‘pro-North Korea activist’ name Kim Ki-jong, believed to be the attacker was however arrested immediately after the attack.
South Korean Prime Minister, Lee Wan-koo, after the attack said, ‘It is regrettable that an incident like this took place.’



A table stained with the ambassadors blood



The ambassador seated few minutes before the attack


Police trying to handcuff Kim



Dragging him away since he was resting arrest


Kim opens his dirty mouth as he screams

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