https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/south-korean-opposition-leader-stabbed/103279102The news agency reported he was stabbed in the neck.
South Korean television channels aired images showing of Mr Lee on the ground as someone presses a handkerchief to his neck.
Local television footage also showed a man lunging at the opposition leader and striking him with an object.
Mr Lee is then seen collapsing as people rush to aid him.