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Attack On S. Korean Opposition Leader Aimed To 'Keep Him From Presidency': Police

Lee was wounded in his jugular vein and underwent hours of emergency surgery, but he recovered well and was released from hospital Wednesday (Credit: AFP)

The recent stabbing of South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was meticulously planned by a well-prepared assailant who wanted to prevent the politician from becoming president, police said Wednesday.

Lee, chair of the Democratic Party, was stabbed in the neck in a near-fatal attack January 2 in southern Busan city by a man who pushed through a crowd to get close to him, pretending to be a supporter.

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