Bae Hyun-jin
On Thursday, an unidentified assailant attacked a South Korean ruling party politician on a street in Seoul’s posh Gangnam area.
According to the report, Bae Hyun-jin, 40, was struck with an object believed to be a blunt instrument and rushed to the hospital, where her condition was described as ‘not life-threatening’.
The attack came less than a month after the country’s opposition party leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck while speaking with reporters in Busan. He had surgery and returned to work on January 17.
Former news anchor Bae Hyun-jin served as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s spokeswoman while he was president-elect.
Several high-profile South Korean politicians have faced public criticism in recent years.
Song Young-gil, the Democratic Party’s leader before Lee, was injured in the head with a blunt object in 2022.
Park Geun-hye, the conservative party’s leader at the time and eventually president, was attacked with a knife at a rally in 2006.
Also read: Ukraine To Investigate Into Russian Plane Downing That Killed 65 Prisoners Of War
PM Narendra Modi met Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC…
The student group 'Shaher-E-Arzoo' expressed firm support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, calling it a…
The 27% tariff hike by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods will have only…
Following the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 in both Houses of Parliament, celebrations…
India’s forex reserves jumped $6.6 billion to a five-month high of $665.4 billion for the…
Gautam Buddha Nagar Police, led by CP Laxmi Singh, achieved a historic feat with all…