South Korean Lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin Attacked in Seoul

President Yoon Suk Yeol and Major Parties Condemn Attack as 'Political Terrorism'

South Korean ruling party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin was attacked on a street in Seoul's upscale Gangnam district by an unidentified assailant, who struck her in the head with a rock-like object.
The assailant, who claimed to be a 15-year-old minor, was arrested at the scene.
Bae Hyun-jin was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, including lacerations to the head.
This attack comes weeks after the country's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck in a separate incident.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and both major political parties have condemned the attack, calling it an act of 'terrorism' and 'political terrorism'.