Lee Jae-myung stabbing: footage shows attack on South Korea opposition leader

The South Korean politician is stabbed in the neck while talking to reporters in the port city of Busan. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs Footage shows Lee Jae-myung walking in a crowd of journalists when a man in front of him lunges and strikes him with what 'looked like a knife', according to a witness speaking to local broadcaster YTN. Police in Busan say the opposition leader suffered a 'one-centimetre laceration on his neck' and that he 'remains conscious and bleeding is minor', according to South Korean news outlet Chosun Ilbo. The assailant has been arrested, Yonhap news agency says Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute?CMP=gdnaus_yt Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Afternoon Update ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/29/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=gdnaus_yt Website ► https://theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Facebook ► https://facebook.com/theguardianaustralia Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardianaustralia Twitter ► https://twitter.com/GuardianAus TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@guardianaustralia LinkedIn ► https://linkedin.com/company/guardianaustralia Newsletters ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/29/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=gdnaus_yt Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardian ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/02/lee-jae-myung-stabbed-south-korea-opposition-leader-busan-local-media-reports