Iran Press/ Asia: South Korea’s opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port city of Busan.
Lee was surrounded by journalists and supporters at a construction site in the southern port city of Busan when a man lunged and struck him in the neck, South Korean television channels showed.
The assailant, a man in his 60s, "used an 18-centimeter knife which he purchased online", Busan police officer Son Je-han said at a press briefing.
Police were seen wrestling the suspect, who displayed a pro-Lee slogan, to the ground. The man was arrested at the scene. His motive is under investigation, Son said. 219
