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Slashed US ambassador Lippert leaves S Korea hospital Slashed US ambassador Lippert leaves South Korea hospital
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Mark Lippert, the US ambassador to South Korea who was slashed at a breakfast meeting last week, has been discharged from hospital. Mark Lippert, the US ambassador to South Korea who was slashed at a breakfast meeting last week, has been discharged from hospital in Seoul.
Mr Lippert suffered gashes to his face and hand when he was attacked by a knife-wielding Korean nationalist.Mr Lippert suffered gashes to his face and hand when he was attacked by a knife-wielding Korean nationalist.
He told reporters before he was discharged that the US mission to be "open and friendly" would not change.
The attacker, Kim Ki-jong, was tackled at the scene - he has denied charges of attempted murder.The attacker, Kim Ki-jong, was tackled at the scene - he has denied charges of attempted murder.
Doctors said the ambassador had had 80 stitches from his face removed and that the pain in his wrist had subsided.Doctors said the ambassador had had 80 stitches from his face removed and that the pain in his wrist had subsided.
They said the cuts would have been life-threatening if they were deeper. They said the cuts would have been life-threatening had they been deeper.
The attack prompted rallies and prayer sessions in support of Mr Lippert, 42, and US-South Korea relations. South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited him at the Severance Hospital in Seoul on Monday. Mr Lippert, 42, said on Tuesday that he expected to make a full recovery and return to work as soon as possible.
"I feel pretty darn good, all things considered. I mean it was obviously a scary incident," he said at a news conference held with heavy security presence at Yonsei University's Severance Hospital.
"But I'm walking, talking, holding my baby, hugging my wife, so I just feel really good."
The attack prompted rallies and prayer sessions in support of Mr Lippert and US-South Korea relations. South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited him in hospital on Monday.
Police have not established a motive for Mr Kim's action, but said he shouted after the attack that he opposed ongoing military drills being conducted by the US and South Korea, and called for reunification with North Korea.Police have not established a motive for Mr Kim's action, but said he shouted after the attack that he opposed ongoing military drills being conducted by the US and South Korea, and called for reunification with North Korea.
Kim Ki-jong's militant pastKim Ki-jong's militant past