US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert gets into a car to leave for a hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Photo / AP
US Ambassador Mark Lippert was attacked during a lecture in Seoul by a
man wielding a razor and screaming that the rival Koreas should be
unified, South Korean police and media said.
TV images showed
Lippert bleeding from his head and wrist, but his injuries weren't
immediately clear. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
YTN TV reported that the man screamed "South and North Korea should be reunified" during the attack. US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert after the attack. Photo / AP The rival Koreas have been divided for decades along the
world's most heavily armed border. The US stations 28,500 troops in
South Korea as a deterrent against North Korea, and some South Koreans
see the US presence as a barrier toward a unified Korea.
YTN TV said Lippert's injuries weren't seen as life threatening.
Police confirmed that Lippert was attacked and a suspect was
detained and being questioned but didn't have other details, including
the type of weapon and the extent of Lippert's injuries. YTN said a man
only identified by his surname, Kim, was detained after the attack.
Lippert,
42, became ambassador last year and has been mostly popular during his
time in Seoul. His wife gave birth there and the couple gave their son a
Korean middle name.
Lippert was formerly the US Assistant Secretary Defense for Asian affairs.
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