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South Korean Man Arrested for Threat to Kill US Envoy
South Korean police said today they had arrested a 33-year-old man for threatening to kill the US Ambassador to Seoul, Mark Lippert, who was the victim of a vicious knife attack in March.
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North Korea Warns US Envoy of 'Bigger Mishap' Than a Knife Attack
A North Korean propaganda unit said the US ambassador to South Korea could face a "bigger mishap" than the knife attack to his face last month if he does not stop insulting North Korea with "laughable" accusations.
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US Ambassador Attack Renews Focus on Contentious South Korean Security Law
Efforts by South Korean police to charge a nationalist over a knife attack on the US ambassador have renewed debate about the use of a state security act as a political weapon and an attempt to gloss over security shortcomings.
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US Envoy Attack: South Korea Police Push Attempted Murder Charge
South Korean police handed their investigation into the knife attack on US ambassador Mark Lippert to prosecutors on Friday, recommending a charge of attempted murder for the "pre-meditated assault".
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US Envoy Mark Lippert to be Released From Hospital After Knife Attack
US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert will be released from hospital today where he has been treated for injuries he sustained in a knife attack last week, doctors said.
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South Korea Rejects US Envoy Attacker's Denial He Intended to Kill
South Korean police vowed today to press on with attempted murder charges against the man who injured US ambassador Mark Lippert in a knife attack, despite the assailant's denial that he intended to kill.
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US Believed Security for Seoul Ambassador Adequate Before Attack
US government experts believed security for the US ambassador to South Korea was adequate before he was slashed by a knife-wielding attacker, in spite of current high tensions with North Korea, the State Department said on Friday.
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South Korea Police Probe US Envoy Attacker's Links With North Korea
South Korean police said today they were investigating possible links the man behind a shocking knife attack on the US ambassador may have had with North Korea, as Seoul voiced disgust at Pyongyang's reaction to the incident.
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'Threat' Will Never Deter US, John Kerry Says After Korea Slashing
Threats will never deter the United States, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday after an activist slashed the US ambassador to South Korea in the face.
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US Envoy Assailant at War With 'Foreign Powers'
The man who staged a shock attack on the US ambassador to South Korea is a convicted, maverick political activist whose blog writings display a profound anger towards "foreign powers" like the US and Japan.
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US Ambassador Recovers From Knife Attack Praised by North Korea
The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was recovering from surgery on Thursday after having his face and arm slashed by a knife-wielding activist in an attack applauded by North Korean state media.
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US Envoy Assault was Attack on Alliance, Says South Korean President
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today condemned the assault on US ambassador Mark Lippert in Seoul, saying it was an attempt to strike at the military alliance between Seoul and Washington.
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Barack Obama Calls Injured Ambassador After South Korea Attack
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called a former aide and now US ambassador in South Korea to wish him well following a bloody attack that Washington strongly condemned.
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US Ambassador to South Korea Slashed in the Face by an Armed Man
U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by a Korean assailant at a breakfast forum in the capital early on Thursday, police and a witness said, but was not seriously wounded.
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South Korean Man Arrested for Threat to Kill US Envoy
South Korean police said today they had arrested a 33-year-old man for threatening to kill the US Ambassador to Seoul, Mark Lippert, who was the victim of a vicious knife attack in March.
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North Korea Warns US Envoy of 'Bigger Mishap' Than a Knife Attack
A North Korean propaganda unit said the US ambassador to South Korea could face a "bigger mishap" than the knife attack to his face last month if he does not stop insulting North Korea with "laughable" accusations.
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US Ambassador Attack Renews Focus on Contentious South Korean Security Law
Efforts by South Korean police to charge a nationalist over a knife attack on the US ambassador have renewed debate about the use of a state security act as a political weapon and an attempt to gloss over security shortcomings.
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US Envoy Attack: South Korea Police Push Attempted Murder Charge
South Korean police handed their investigation into the knife attack on US ambassador Mark Lippert to prosecutors on Friday, recommending a charge of attempted murder for the "pre-meditated assault".
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US Envoy Mark Lippert to be Released From Hospital After Knife Attack
US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert will be released from hospital today where he has been treated for injuries he sustained in a knife attack last week, doctors said.
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South Korea Rejects US Envoy Attacker's Denial He Intended to Kill
South Korean police vowed today to press on with attempted murder charges against the man who injured US ambassador Mark Lippert in a knife attack, despite the assailant's denial that he intended to kill.
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US Believed Security for Seoul Ambassador Adequate Before Attack
US government experts believed security for the US ambassador to South Korea was adequate before he was slashed by a knife-wielding attacker, in spite of current high tensions with North Korea, the State Department said on Friday.
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South Korea Police Probe US Envoy Attacker's Links With North Korea
South Korean police said today they were investigating possible links the man behind a shocking knife attack on the US ambassador may have had with North Korea, as Seoul voiced disgust at Pyongyang's reaction to the incident.
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'Threat' Will Never Deter US, John Kerry Says After Korea Slashing
Threats will never deter the United States, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday after an activist slashed the US ambassador to South Korea in the face.
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US Envoy Assailant at War With 'Foreign Powers'
The man who staged a shock attack on the US ambassador to South Korea is a convicted, maverick political activist whose blog writings display a profound anger towards "foreign powers" like the US and Japan.
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US Ambassador Recovers From Knife Attack Praised by North Korea
The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was recovering from surgery on Thursday after having his face and arm slashed by a knife-wielding activist in an attack applauded by North Korean state media.
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US Envoy Assault was Attack on Alliance, Says South Korean President
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today condemned the assault on US ambassador Mark Lippert in Seoul, saying it was an attempt to strike at the military alliance between Seoul and Washington.
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Barack Obama Calls Injured Ambassador After South Korea Attack
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called a former aide and now US ambassador in South Korea to wish him well following a bloody attack that Washington strongly condemned.
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US Ambassador to South Korea Slashed in the Face by an Armed Man
U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by a Korean assailant at a breakfast forum in the capital early on Thursday, police and a witness said, but was not seriously wounded.
