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SEOUL — North Korea’s description of a South Korean man’s attack on the U.S. ambassador to Seoul as “deserved punishment” indicates Pyongyang’s unwillingness to improve ties with Washington, a government source said.

A knife attack on U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, March 5, stunned onlookers in Seoul and was celebrated by the regime in Pyongyang. Reuters

In a shocking attack on March 5, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed on his face and wrist by a knife-wielding South Korean man at a breakfast function in downtown Seoul.

The knife attack left Lippert with wounds that required 80 stitches. He was rushed to a hospital and underwent an operation. Doctors said that if the injury had been slightly deeper, it could have endangered Lippert’s life.

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