of his neck and was transferred to the hospital 20 minutes after the incident. now he is. he sustained one centimetres of laceration and receives treatment while conscious, according to several reports. now, the democratic party spokesperson said that the hospital is closely monitoring a severe bleeding of mr. lee. but meanwhile, the police are saying that the wound of mr. lee is not life threatening. now he is transferred to seoul national university hospital for surgery. after russia hit kyiv and kharkiv with 100 vessels killing at least five people. he called a heavy rational bombardment on tuesday a very dangerous attack, killing and injuring innocent people. the
that the case was completely unexpected and at no point was consensual. south korea s opposition leader has been stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of busan. lee jae myung was surrounded by cameras and journalists when the attacker lunged at him. we have stopped the footage just before mr lee is attacked. the man was immediately bundled to the ground and arrested. the south korean news agency said mr lee remained conscious before being taken to hospital. 0ur reporter in seoul rachel lee has this update. mr lee was stabbed on the left side of his neck and was transferred to hospital 20 minutes after the incident. he sustained a one centimetre laceration and receive treatment while conscious. the democratic parties s spokesperson said that the hospital is closely
told. now, when the attack happened, it was believed that he did have damage to his jugular vein, and that is the latest update that we have on his condition, but what actually happened is a brazen attack, rahel. it was in broad daylight, and he was surrounded by the supporters, and by many people, and reporters, and it was all captured live on television. there was an individual in his 60s we are told by the police who approached him as he was talking to the reporters on the camera asking for his autograph. then he lunged forward and attacked lee jae-nyung and we are told that there is a one centimeter laceration in the side of the neck. he collapsed and the assailant was wrestled to the ground and arrested. what the police are trying to find out is what the motive is for this attack. we know that politics in south korea has been extremely
images of the attack that you may find disturbing. [speaking in a non-english language] it party spokesperson said that really sustained a laceration wound of about a centimeter, with suspected damage to his jugular vein. he s reportedly being brought to a sole hospital for surgery. please have yet to release any information about whether the attack was politically motivated. we are hearing the suspect is in his 60s. now to japan or rescuers are racing to reach survivors trapped under the rubble after a major earthquake hit the country s west coast on new year s day. authorities in ishikawa prefecture say that the death toll has now risen to 30. the region was the epicenter of the 7.5 magnitude quake, which
november. arlette saenz, cnn, washington. now to south korea where the leader of the main opposition party has been stabbed in the neck with a knife. we re told he s hospitalized but conscious. a warning, we are about to show images of the attack that you may find disturbing. lee was attacked in busan and suffered a laceration wound but has been transferred to the seoul national university hospital. cnn s mark stewart is there. mark, what more are you learning about the stabbing of south korean s opposition leader and of course his current condition? reporter: rosemary, there s a lot of concern about mr. lee and some damage done to his jugular