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Stitches in the ambassadors case its 80. i should say this is very very rare. now there are two incidents and thats pretty remarkable. but its no trend. it is a modern democracy, theres not a huge theres not a tradition of current tradition of political violence if you like. and so it would have been a shock, it was a shock for everybody. >> mr. pinkston what isnt shocking is that north korea used it as an opportunity to throw some gas on the fire. how should their comments be interpreted? >> we...

The suspect is taken down. moments later, he is carried away screaming for an end to the u.s. south korean joint military exercises. south korean authorities say that appears to be the motive for the attack. police are investigating whether suspect kim key judge acted alone. they say he insisted he did. theres no evidence north korea was involved. but he sympathized with them. kim jong-uns regime praised it. >> its an opportune moment. north koreans have been very upset, typically, as usual ever...

Im rosemary church. >> im errol barnett. lets update you on our top stories. the u.s. ambassador to south korea, mark lippert, is recovering from surgery after kbooi attack. media say the suspect was angry about joint u.s./south korean military exercises. lippert needed 80 stitches to close the wound on his cheek:the family of a canadian pastor says he is being held by the government in north. the reverend was scheduled to return to canada last month, but his family said they received notice to ...

Look. ambassador lipert was about to give a speech in seoul south korea when a guy went in for a handshake and instead slashed his face. he was heard screaming that north and south korea should be united. security took him down. the ambassador was quickly ushered out as blood dripped from his face. it was a four inch slash, needing about 80 stitches. doctors say he is doing well this morning. well keep you posted on any new developments. another fox news alert, it was him. the boston bombing t...

Recruiting for isis less than 25 miles from the white house. hello, im rosemary church. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> im errol barnett. thanks for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." it is 4:00 p.m. in seoul south korea, where the u.s. am is recovering from successful surgery after a bloody knife attack. >> mark lippit of about to give a speech when a man lunchled with a small knife, cutting his face. needed 80 stitches to close the wound. so...

Approached by kim kei jong. he started shouting the maneuvers between the u.s. and south korea must stop. this is the report. he then assaulted the ambassador. as you say, the ambassador receiving some very very nasty wounds indeed. not life threatening. a gash to the right side of his face and a gash to his left forearm. needing 80 stitches in the facial wound. he is able to walk from that room. the assailant was wrestled to the ground at the meeting by people. mr. lippert was able to walk to a...

Drills. plus this new information shows the suspect leaving his home and arriving at the venue moments before the attack. this morning the american ambassador is in good condition. surgeons say if the injuries had been any deeper they could have been life threatening. andrew stevens is live in hong kong with more. >> reporter: yeah carol, 80 stitches and that was just in the facial wound alone on the right side of the face there. he also suffered deep cuts to his left forearm and surgeons are sa...

Ambassador to south korea, mark lippert. the diplomat undergoing nearly three hours of surgery overnight, receiving more than 80 stitches on his face alone. >> im bleeding here. >> lippert slashed by a ten-inch knife in the face and arms moments before delivering a speech in seoul on wednesday. the weapon slicing open his left forearm, damaging the nerve system for his fingers. the gash on his right cheek four inches long and an inch deep. south korean surgeons say if the facial injury was any d...

Given a suspended two--year sentence after he threw a lump of concrete at the japanese ambassador to south korea. this man was on the council for the korean reconciliation and cooperation. this was the group which invited mark lippert to speak this morning. lippert was sitting at his table when he was approached by this man. kim il jong. he then jumped on the ambassador. in the scuffle, the ambassador was slashed in the face on the right side of the face and several times on the arm. he was esco...

>> mark lippert is expected 0 spend the next couple of days in hospital as a precautionary measure. its been a day that he could never in his wildest dreams expected. it started off routinely, he was invited to south korean council for peaceful reunification. it was a fairly standard speech and then all of a sudden he was a victim of a vicious and apparently politically motivated attack. >> help me. >> horrifying scene. >> help me. >> blood dripping down the face of u.s. ambassador to south kore...