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Stabbed S. Korean Opposition Leader Calls For 'End To Warlike Politics'

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung called for more peaceful politics after he was attacked by a knife-wielding man in Busan (Credit: AFP)

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was stabbed in the neck by a man pretending to be a supporter, called for an "end to warlike politics" as he was discharged from hospital Wednesday.

Lee, chair of the Democratic Party, was surrounded by journalists in the southern port city of Busan on January 2 when a man pushed through the crowd and lunged at him, stabbing him on the left side of his neck with a knife.

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