A South Korean political leader was stabbed in the neck by someone asking for an autograph

• Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was stabbed in the neck by a bystander.
• The suspect asked for an autograph before attacking Lee, police said.
• Lee was airlifted to Pusan National University Hospital shortly after the attack and was conscious.

Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's liberal opposition leader, was stabbed in the neck while visiting the southern city of Busan on Tuesday.

An unidentified man stabbed Lee, 59, in the neck during a Q&A with reporters after he toured a construction site of a new airport. Police said the motive is unclear.

Lee, the head of the main opposition Democratic Party, was airlifted to Pusan National University Hospital shortly after the attack and was conscious. He was, however, still bleeding.