US Ambassador to South Korea attacked with razor blade

The US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked, US and South Korean confirmed to CNN.

LIVE: South Korean media coverage of attack on U.S. ambassador (YTN) - http://t.co/dOjKcPVzB8 pic.twitter.com/jIjyPqFT4S

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South Korean news agency Yonhap first reported the attack and showed a picture of Lippert bleeding from the head and wrist. He was attacked with a small razor blade, a South Korean police agency official told CNN, and suffered injuries on his right and hand.

Lippert is currently being treated at a hospital. Calls to Embassy and police weren't immediately returned on Thursday.

YTN said a man only identified by his surname, Kim, was arrested after the attack.

YTN image shows man (with blurred face) detained in connection with attack on U.S. ambassador in Korea pic.twitter.com/HN57niEAaE

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Lippert, 42, became ambassador last year and has been mostly popular during his time in Seoul. His wife gave birth here and the couple gave their son a Korean middle name. Lippert was formerly the U.S. Assistant Secretary Defense for Asian affairs.