Stabbed S. Korean opposition leader 'recovering well': doctor

South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-Myung, who was stabbed in the neck, is recovering well and he still needs close monitoring to avoid complications, a doctor from Seoul National University Hospital said on Thursday. Lee was surrounded by journalists in the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday when a criminal, pretending to be a supporter, pushed through the crowd and stabbing him on the left side of his neck with a knife.

One of the news agencies reported that a court in Busan issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for the 66-year-old suspect, identified by his surname Kim, who was detained at the scene. After the attack, Lee, who suffered a wound to his jugular vein, was first taken to a hospital in Busan, then flown to the capital Seoul where he underwent a nearly two-hour surgery.