DP chief suffers 1-centimeter wound from attack
Published: 02 Jan. 2024, 12:59
Updated: 02 Jan. 2024, 13:39
![The man in his 50s, who attacked Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday during his visit to Busan's Gadeok Island, approaches Lee before he attacks the DP leader. [SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/01/02/8c48789d-99c1-42fb-bb89-d2212b424e08.jpg)
The man in his 50s, who attacked Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday during his visit to Busan's Gadeok Island, approaches Lee before he attacks the DP leader. [SCREEN CAPTURE]
According to emergency authorities, Lee suffered a 1-centimeter (0.4 inches) cut on his neck.
He is undergoing treatment and has not lost consciousness.
Lee was attacked around 10:27 a.m. on the left side of his neck by a man wearing a paper crown who identified himself as a Lee supporter.
Lee was loaded into an ambulance at 10:47 a.m. and later taken to Pusan National University Hospital by helicopter, arriving at 11:13 a.m.
BY LEE HO-JEONG [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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