{"id":606089,"date":"2024-01-25T19:03:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/south-korean-politician-attacked-in-second-assault-this-month\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T19:03:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:03:22","slug":"south-korean-politician-attacked-in-second-assault-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/south-korean-politician-attacked-in-second-assault-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"#South Korean politician attacked, in second assault this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/AP24025352432351-e1706198495262.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>South Korean Rep. Bae Hyun-jin, of the ruling People Power Party, on Thursday became the second politician to be attacked this month, raising concerns about heightened political violence in the Asian nation.<\/p>\n<p>Bae, 40, was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached by a young pedestrian who asked, \u201cAre you the lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin?\u201d before he struck the lawmaker in the back of her head with a fist-sized rock, South Korea\u2019s Yonhap <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Agency reported, citing an aide from Bae\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>CCTV footage later released from her office, according to Yonhap News, showed that the assailant \u2014 who was wearing a mask and a beanie and was dressed in a hoodie \u2014 struck the lawmaker 15 times within 10 seconds before onlookers \u201cphysically engaged the suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news agency said Bae\u2019s aides apprehended him, and he was later arrested on scene by Gangham police, who said the assailant was 15 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Bae was transported to the Soonchunhyang University Hospital, where she was treated for non-life-threatening conditions. She remains stable, her office said.<\/p>\n<p>Bae\u2019s neurosurgeon, Park Sukh-que, said in a press conference that she sustained a cut of about 1 cm and had some swelling, but she was not exhibiting any concussion symptoms. She would remain in the hospital, stabilized, to make sure she did not have any delayed internal bleeding, Park said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she arrived at the emergency room, she was conscious and was bleeding from the head,\u201d Park told reporters, according to Yonhap news. \u201cShe seemed a little upset but at the moment, she is in stable condition in her patient room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The attack comes just a few weeks after Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea\u2019s main opposition party, was stabbed in the neck by a man who tried to kill the politician, police said at the time.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Lee called the attack on Bae an act of \u201cpolitical terrorism\u201d and said, \u201cMy scar is aching again after this unbelievable incident,\u201d the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere needs to be a thorough and decisive response. We pray for a speedy recovery for lawmaker Bae and our hearts go out to her family,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Bae Hyun-jin, of the ruling People Power Party, on Thursday became the second politician to be attacked this month, raising concerns about heightened political violence in the Asian nation. 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