The U.S. Ambassador to South Korea received 80 stitches in his face after he was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant Thursday morning in Seoul.
US Ambassador to South Korea Needs 80 Stitches After Knife Attack
![South Korean men watch a TV news program reporting that U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was injured in a knife attack in Seoul, March 5, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F8E3BA34-BF9B-4C61-88A2-0036CD22A064_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korean men watch a TV news program reporting that U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was injured in a knife attack in Seoul, March 5, 2015.
![Yonhap news agency reported that the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was injured in an attack by an armed assailant in Seoul.](https://gdb.voanews.com/DA1F6572-481E-42EF-B53D-C56654D43F0D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Yonhap news agency reported that the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was injured in an attack by an armed assailant in Seoul.
![U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert covers a slash on his face as he leaves the Sejong Cultural Institute in Seoul, after he was attacked by an armed assailant, in Seoul, March 5, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6DB58742-1BB2-4331-99A4-39073E7C52FE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert covers a slash on his face as he leaves the Sejong Cultural Institute in Seoul, after he was attacked by an armed assailant, in Seoul, March 5, 2015.
![A man (bottom center) who attacked U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert is detained by police at the Sejong Cultural Institute in Seoul, March 5, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4FF715C7-BA03-43B8-8033-0E7A77EE5BDE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man (bottom center) who attacked U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert is detained by police at the Sejong Cultural Institute in Seoul, March 5, 2015.