Booking package deals in order to have their babies in the u. S. A very warm welcome to the program. Now, a korean nationalist has slashed the face of the u. S. Ambassador to south korea at a breakfast meeting in seoul. This is video of the immediate aftermath of the attack on mark lip lippert. He needed 80 stitches. Pyongyang said the attack was the punishment that the United States deserved. Police in south korea are now searching the home of the attacker. From seoul, steve evans. Reporter the attack was vicious and serious. Ambassador lippert was at a breakfast meeting when a 55yearold man slashed him twice, once in the face and once across the body. The attacker was arrested and pinned down. Hed shouted that he wanted a unified korea. He also voiced dwrir at the large u. S. Military presence in korea. American troops and south korean troops have just started a joint exercise involving 200,000 personnel. The American Embassy is a fortress, like all american embassies, but the event
Preparing to fight the taliban on the front lines. Also in the program, alice is here counting down to the ecb rate decision. Alice . Youre right, cara. World markets waiting for the European Central bank to unveil exactly how and when it will try to trigger growth in this stagnant block. But is it too little too late or are investors confident that Mario Draghis plan will provide muchneeded economic stimulus . Hello, midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. In washington. 9 00 p. M. In seoul, where an attacker has slashed the face of the u. S. Ambassador to south korea. It was at a breakfast meeting that mark lippert was knifed by a man, calling for the reunification of north and south korea. It left him needed 80 stitches. The north has described the attack as just punishment for u. S. Warmongers. Our correspondent in seoul is stephen evans. Reporter the attack was vicious and serious. Ambassador lippert was struck with a knife at a breakfast meeting the at an arts center in the south korea
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