Activist for reunification of Korean Peninsula lunged at diplomat, slashing his face and arm

US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Mark Lippert was recovering from surgery on Thursday after his face and arm were slashed by a knife-wielding activist opposed to ongoing US-ROK military drills.

Media images showed a stunned-looking Lippert examining his blood-covered left hand and holding his right hand over a cut on the right side of his face, his pink tie spattered with blood.