South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck

South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is attended to after being attacked in Busan on January 2, 2024. 

What you need to know:

  • The 59-year-old Lee was "walking to his car while talking to reporters when the attacker asked for his autograph
  • The assailant, a man in his 60s, "used an 18-centimetre knife -- its blade is 13 centimetres long -- which he purchased online