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Coverage dated July 4, 2024

Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. The knife-wielding man attacked Lee Jae-myung, head of the liberal Democratic Party, South Korea’s biggest political party, i…

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  1. The Republic

    Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison (opens The Republic)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. The knife-wielding man attacked Lee Jae-myung, head of the liberal Democratic Party, South Korea’s biggest political party, i…

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    Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced (opens WMUR)

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    A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison, court officials said.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Man who stabbed South Korea opposition leader gets 15 years in jail (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Lee Jae-myung suffered a wound to his jugular vein and underwent emergency surgery after the attack in January.

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