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Man Who Slashed US Envoy With Fruit Knife Jailed for 12 Yrs in South Korea

© AP Photo / Ahn Young-joonUS Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert waves as he arrives to attend a dinner for the United States Forces Korea at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 13, 2015
US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert waves as he arrives to attend a dinner for the United States Forces Korea at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 13, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The man who attacked the US ambassador to South Korea in March has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars after a triple conviction on Friday.

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North Korea Praises Knife Attack on US Envoy But Denies Any Links to It
Kim Ki-Jong, a Korean nationalist and supporter of unification between North and South Koreas, slashed US ambassador Mark Lippert with a short knife at a restaurant in Seoul, before Lippert, who suffered a deep gash to his face, was scheduled to give a speech. Kim has been found guilty not only of attempted murder and assault of a foreign envoy, but also of violating of the National Security Act.

© AFP 2023 / JUNG YEON-JE South Korean policemen carry Kim Ki-Jong (C, on the wheelchair), who faces possible attempted murder charges after slashing US Ambassador Mark Lippert, as he leaves a police station for a court in Seoul on March 6, 2015
South Korean policemen carry Kim Ki-Jong (C, on the wheelchair), who faces possible attempted murder charges after slashing US Ambassador Mark Lippert, as he leaves a police station for a court in Seoul on March 6, 2015 - Sputnik International
South Korean policemen carry Kim Ki-Jong (C, on the wheelchair), who faces possible attempted murder charges after slashing US Ambassador Mark Lippert, as he leaves a police station for a court in Seoul on March 6, 2015

Kim attacked the Japanese ambassador to Korea in 2010 by throwing pieces of concrete and was given a suspended jail term, Reuters reports.

Before attacking Lippert, Kim reportedly shouted “No drills for war,” expressing his discontent with annual joint US-South Korean military maneuvers.

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