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US ambassador to South Korea injured in knife attack

US ambassador to South Korea injured in knife attack
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The US ambassador to South Korea has been attacked by a man wielding a knife blade. Forty-two Mark Lippert was attending a breakfast forum in the

The US ambassador to South Korea has been attacked by a man wielding a knife blade.

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Forty-two Mark Lippert was attending a breakfast forum in the capital Seoul when the unidentified assailant slashed him in the face and the body.

His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

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