SEOUL, March 4 (UPI) — Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to Seoul, was rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after he was attacked by an armed assailant.
Lippert was on his way to a lecture in central Seoul when the attacker injured him.
The suspect, whose name wasn’t reported, was immediately arrested.
Lippert, who was bleeding, was rushed to a hospital, sources told Yonhap News Agency. His condition was unknown.
Lippert was named ambassador to South Korea in May 2014.