US Ambassador to South Korea attacked with razor blade
The US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked, US and South Korean confirmed to CNN.
South Korean news agency Yonhap first reported the attack and showed a picture of Lippert bleeding from the head and wrist. He was attacked with a small razor blade, a South Korean police agency official told CNN, and suffered injuries on his right and hand.
Lippert is currently being treated at a hospital. Calls to Embassy and police weren't immediately returned on Thursday.
YTN said a man only identified by his surname, Kim, was arrested after the attack.
Lippert, 42, became ambassador last year and has been mostly popular during his time in Seoul. His wife gave birth here and the couple gave their son a Korean middle name. Lippert was formerly the U.S. Assistant Secretary Defense for Asian affairs.