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| US ambassador to South Korea attacked | US ambassador to South Korea attacked |
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| US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert has been injured by an attacker in Seoul, officials say and media say. | |
| They say the attack happened as Mr Lippert, 42, was about to attend a breakfast meeting in the capital. | |
| YTN news channel posted a photo, showing the envoy bleeding from his head and left hand. He was reportedly cut by a razor blade. | |
| Mr Lippert was taken to hospital. The attacker - whose identity was not immediately known - was arrested. | Mr Lippert was taken to hospital. The attacker - whose identity was not immediately known - was arrested. |
| His injuries are not life-threatening, the US State Department said. | |
| 'Anti-war slogan' | |
| The attack happened at about 07:40 (22:40 GMT Wednesday), as the ambassador was entering a lecture hall in central Seoul, South Koran police were quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency. | |
| The assailant reportedly shouted "South and North Korea should be reunified!" before lashing out at the envoy. | |
| The attacker also expressed his opposition to annual military exercises held jointly by South Korea and the US, which are currently under way. | |
| US President Barack Obama later called Mr Lippert to wish him a speedy recovery, Reuters reports. | |
| "We strongly condemn this act of violence," said the US State Department. | |
| Mr Lippert - a former US assistant secretary of defence - was appointed ambassador to South Korea in 2014. | Mr Lippert - a former US assistant secretary of defence - was appointed ambassador to South Korea in 2014. |
| His wife gave birth in the country, and the couple gave their son a Korean middle name, according to the Associated Press news agency. | His wife gave birth in the country, and the couple gave their son a Korean middle name, according to the Associated Press news agency. |