By K.J. Kwon
On Thursday morning a man that opposed joint South Korean-U.S. military drills attacked well known American ambassador in Seoul. Kim Ki-Jong, a 55 year old man attacked Mark Lippert, with a knife. This happened just before Mr. Lippert had to give a speech. Mark Lippert had to undergo two hours of surgery getting 80 stitches to his face. He said to remain hospitalized for 3 to four days. Also if the cut was just an inch deeper the injury could have been life threatening. Kim Ki-Jong has done something like this before. In 2010 he was sent to prison for 2 years for throwing concert at a Japanese ambassador to South Korea. The South Korean President said, "This incident is not only a physical attack on the U.S. ambassador, but an attack on the South Korea-U.S. alliance and it can never be tolerated."
I think that this just a terrible situation. A U.S. ambassador should be safe were ever they go. We will learn about these situations when we talk about the criminal system and attacks on U.S. ambassadors, and higher up executives. We will also learn about U.S. ambassadors in further classes.
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