​U.S. ambassador to South Korea hospitalized after attack

SEOUL, South Korea -- U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was hospitalized after being attacked Thursday morning in Seoul, the State Department said.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the attack took place around 7:40 a.m. at the Sejong Cultural Center during an event called "The peace and unification of the Korean peninsula, and the future of South Korea-U.S. relations."

Local media reported that a man slashed Lippert with a small blade before being detained by security personnel. YTN TV showed a picture of the ambassador bleeding from the head and wrist.

Lippert was being treated at a local hospital, the State Department said in a statement. His injuries were not life-threatening.

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