時事通信社
ソウル市内で3月5日朝、マーク・リッパート駐韓アメリカ大使（42）が男に刃物で右ほおなどを切り付けられた事件で、韓国警察当局は男を現行犯逮捕した。韓国の聯合ニュースは、男はキム・ギジョン容疑者（55）だとしている。
時事ドットコムなどによると、キム容疑者は取り押さえられた際、「独島（日本名・竹島）は韓国領土」「アメリカ軍のやつらはなぜこの地で戦争訓練をするのか」などと叫んだという。日韓関係などへのアメリカの対応に反発し、犯行に及んだとみられる。韓米両軍は2日から定例の合同軍事演習を実施している。
襲撃された直後のリッパート駐韓米大使＝ソウル EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT
聯合ニュースによると、キム容疑者は2010年7月、重家俊範・駐韓日本大使（当時）にコンクリート片を投げ付け、「日本のせいで南北が分断された」と叫び、外国使節暴行罪で懲役2年、執行猶予3年の有罪判決を受けていた。2014年には、重家氏を襲ったときの詳細を記した本を出版していた。
また、キム容疑者は、日韓が領有権を主張する竹島をめぐり、日本に抗議運動を展開する市民団体の代表を務めている。島根県が2005年に「竹島の日を定める条例」を定めると、同容疑者は家族の住所登録を竹島に移したとされる。
リッパート大使は、ソウルで開かれる朝食会に出席して講演をする予定だった。最も前方中央のテーブルに座り、食事をしようとしたときに事件は起きた。襲われた後、大使は顔のあたりから血を流し、ハンカチで押さえながら会場を出た。現在、病院で治療中で、命に別条はないという。
リッパート大使は、オバマ大統領を上院議員時代の2005年から補佐してきた最側近の一人で、国家安全保障会議（NSC）首席補佐官兼秘書室長、国防総省次官補（アジア太平洋担当）、国防長官秘書室長などの要職を務め、2014年10月、史上最年少の駐韓アメリカ大使として赴任した。
韓国で生まれた自分の子供の名前に韓国式のミドルネームを入れたり、飼っている犬の写真をTwitterに投稿したりするなどし、韓国では身近な存在として知られている。
アメリカ国務省は、「われわれはこうした暴力行為を強く非難する」との声明を出した。
リッパート駐韓米大使襲撃と容疑者
リッパート駐韓米大使襲撃と容疑者(01 of20)
Kim Ki-jong is apprehended immediately after he attacked US Ambrassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (not pictured) at a forum at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, South Korea, 05 March 2015. The 55-year-old used a knife to cut Lippert\'s face and wrist, saying he was against the ongoing military drills between South Korea and the United States. Lippert was preparing for a lecture at the time. The envoy was rushed to a nearby hospital, and the attacker was arrested immediately. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT (credit:EPA時事)
リッパート駐韓米大使襲撃と容疑者(02 of20)
US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert leaves Sejong Center for Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, South Korea, 05 March 2015, after being attacked by a knife-wielding assailant. The male suspect, identified as 55-year-old Kim Ki-jong, cut Lippert\'s face and wrist with a knife during early morning, saying he was against the ongoing military drills between South Korea and the United States. The envoy was preparing to give a lecture at a forum at the time. Lippert was rushed to a nearby hospital, and the attacker was arrested immediately. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT (credit:EPA時事)
リッパート駐韓米大使襲撃と容疑者(03 of20)
US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert leaves Sejong Center for Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, South Korea, 05 March 2015, after being attacked by a knife-wielding assailant. The male suspect, identified as 55-year-old Kim Ki-jong, cut Lippert\'s face and wrist with a knife during early morning, saying he was against the ongoing military drills between South Korea and the United States. The envoy was preparing to give a lecture at a forum at the time. Lippert was rushed to a nearby hospital, and the attacker was arrested immediately. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT (credit:EPA時事)
リッパート駐韓米大使襲撃と容疑者(04 of20)
US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (C) leaves Sejong Center for Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, South Korea, 05 March 2015, after being attacked by a knife-wielding assailant. The male suspect, identified as 55-year-old Kim Ki-jong, cut Lippert\'s face and wrist with a knife during early morning, saying he was against the ongoing military drills between South Korea and the United States. The envoy was preparing to give a lecture at a forum at the time. Lippert was rushed to a nearby hospital, and the attacker was arrested immediately. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT (credit:EPA時事)
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リッパート駐韓米大使を切り付けた後、取り押さえられた男＝５日、韓国・ソウル \n\n撮影日：2015年03月05日 (credit:時事通信社)
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Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second right, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, second left, shake hands with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Suga, right, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and pacific Secretary Affairs Mark Lippert at Abe\'s official residence in Tokyo Friday, April 5, 2013. Japan and the U.S. have agreed on plans for returning to Japan land adjacent to Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa that is now used by the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Issei Kato, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Police (yellow0 stand guard as journalists (back) gather outside the Gangbuk Samsung hospital where US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was taken following a razor attack, in Seoul on March 5, 2015. Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm by a blade-wielding assailant shouting anti-war slogans in an attack in Seoul, police and reports said. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
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リッパート駐韓米大使を襲い、取り押さえられた男＝５日、韓国・ソウル \n\n撮影日：2015年03月05日 (credit:時事通信社)
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Journalists (back) gather as police (yellow) stand guard next to the car (C) of US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert outside the Gangbuk Samsung hospital where was taken following a razor attack, in Seoul on March 5, 2015. Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm by a blade-wielding assailant shouting anti-war slogans in an attack in Seoul, police and reports said. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
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取り押さえられたリッパート駐韓米大使襲撃犯＝５日、韓国・ソウル \n\n撮影日：2015年03月05日 (credit:時事通信社)
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New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, right, is greeted by South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Lippert was appointed to the post in May and was confirmed by the Senate last month. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, center, speaks to the media after meeting with South Korean officials as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Mark Lippert, left, and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel Russel, right, listen during a press conference at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Senior officials from the State Department, Pentagon and White House arrived here for their two days trip and head to Tokyo on Wednesday after recent elections in both countries. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, right, answers questions beside U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Mark Lippert during the 3rd Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. Campbell said the United States thanks the Philippines for standing in solidarity with the international community in condemning North Korea\'s missile test Wednesday, which he said was a provocative act and a violation of UN Security Council resolutions. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Mark Lippert US Assistant Secretary of Defense gestures during a press briefing of the 3rd Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Manila on December 12, 2012. Philippine and US officials on Wednesday said they agreed to improve bilateral cooperation regarding \'maritime security and freedom of navigation\' amid China\'s heightened claims to the South China Sea. Defence and foreign department officials of the two countries also further threshed out plans to boost the rotation of US military forces through the Philippines as part of increased defence cooperation. Philippine Defence Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo Batino said the South China Sea issue was discussed \'in the context of the increased rotational presence,\' of US forces in this country. \'We have highlighted the need to uphold maritime security and the freedom of navigation,\' he said. AFP PHOTO / JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JAY DIRECTO via Getty Images)
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A South Korean policeman stands guard outside the US embassy in Seoul on March 5, 2015, after US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm as he was attending a breakfast function at the Sejong Cultural Institute. The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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South Korean police stand guard outside the US embassy in Seoul on March 5, 2015, after US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm as he was attending a breakfast function at the Sejong Cultural Institute. The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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South Korean police stand guard outside the US embassy in Seoul on March 5, 2015, after US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm as he was attending a breakfast function at the Sejong Cultural Institute. The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
SKOREA-US-DIPLOMACY-AMBASSADOR-ATTACK(19 of20)
South Korean police stand guard outside the US embassy in Seoul on March 5, 2015, after US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm as he was attending a breakfast function at the Sejong Cultural Institute. The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was slashed on his face and arm AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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