South Korean Opposition Leader Lee Jae-myung Stabbed and Recovering After Attack

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck by an assailant during a visit to Busan. The attack occurred as Lee was exiting a tour of a proposed airport site. The suspect, believed to be in his late 60s, was subdued by party officials and detained by police, who are investigating the incident as an attempted murder. Lee underwent surgery and is recovering in an intensive care unit. The attack has been condemned by Lee's Democratic Party as a terrorist act and a threat to democracy, while President Yoon Suk Yeol has ordered a thorough investigation, emphasizing that such violence is intolerable. Lee, a vocal critic of the current government and a potential presidential candidate, has previously faced corruption allegations, which he denies.
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