Thursday, March 05, 2015

US Ambassador to South Korea Attacked with Razor During Lecture

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Mark Lippert seen bleeding from the head and wrist after he was slashed in the face by an armed man

The US ambassador to South Korea has been attacked by a man wielding a razor blade as he attended a lecture in Seoul.

In pictures broadcast by the country’s Yonhap news agency, Mark Lippert was seen holding his face as blood gushed from wounds to his head and left wrist.

Mr Lippert, 42, who was about to deliver a speech at a breakfast being held at Sejong Hall, was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. » | Telegraph reporter | Wednesday, March 04, 2015