▲ Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, is transported to Seoul National University Hospital in the capital on Jan. 2, 2024, after a knife attack in the southeastern city of Busan. (Yonhap)

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Stabbed opposition leader to leave hospital Wednesday

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung will leave hospital Wednesday, eight days after he was stabbed in the neck in a knife attack and underwent surgery, a party official said.

Lee, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), has since recovered enough to leave Seoul National University Hospital, said Kwon Hyuk-ki, a DP official.

"Lee will return home and continue his treatment there for the time being," Kwon said.

Lee was stabbed in the neck by a knife-wielding man in his 60s posing as an autograph-seeker during his visit to the southeastern port city of Busan on Jan. 2.

Lee was airlifted to Seoul and underwent surgery for a laceration in a major vein in his neck.

The assailant was arrested at the scene and an investigation is under way to determine the motive of the crime.

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