South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that Lee’s assailant had been arrested at the scene in the port city of Busan
South Korea’s opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung has been hospitalised after being attacked during a visit to the southern port city of Busan, sustaining injuries that health officials said were not life threatening.
Lee, 59, was stabbed on the left side of his neck with a weapon by an unidentified man pretending to be a supporter, South Korean news agency Yonhap said. The weapon was approximately 20 to 30cm long, according to eyewitnesses.
