SEOUL, March 6, 2015 (AFP) - South Korean police on Friday charged the man behind a shocking knife attack on the US ambassador with attempted murder, while investigating his possible links with North Korea.
Kim Ki-Jong, 55, (pic) also faces a separate charge of violence against a foreign envoy after slashing Mark Lippert with a paring knife in an assault that left the US envoy needing 80 stitches to a deep gash on his face, the Yonhap news agency said.
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