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Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung
2024 stabbing attack on South Korean politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 2 January 2024, Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed while visiting the construction site of an airport in Gadeokdo, Busan.[5] Hospitalized at Pusan National University twenty minutes after the attack, Lee was subsequently transferred by helicopter to Seoul National University Hospital in a conscious state.[6][3] The suspect was arrested at the scene and said his intentions were to assassinate Lee.[2]
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Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung | |
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![]() Lee speaking on 2 January 2024, shortly before the attack | |
Location | Gadeokdo, Busan, South Korea |
Date | 2 January 2024 (2024-01-02) 10:27 a.m. KST[1] |
Attack type | |
Weapons | Knife[3] |
Injured | Lee Jae-myung |
Accused | Kim Jin-sung[4] |
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