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       For Second Time This Month, a Politician Is Attacked in South Korea

       Bae Hyunjin, of the country’s governing party, was assaulted in Seoul and taken to a hospital. The attack came three weeks after another politician was stabbed.

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       Bae Hyunjin, a People Power Party lawmaker, at the National Assembly in Seoul last year. Credit...Go Bum-Joon/Newsis, via Associated Press

       By John Yoon and Victoria Kim

       Reporting from Seoul

       Jan. 25, 2024Updated 7:26 a.m. ET

       A person struck a South Korean lawmaker in the head with a blunt object in Seoul on Thursday, causing injuries that were not life-threatening, according to her staff and physicians.

       Bae Hyunjin, of the ruling People Power Party, is the second South Korean politician to be physically assaulted while in public in less than a month. A suspect was detained at the scene and was being investigated by police, according to Yonhap, a South Korean news agency.

       Yang Jaeyu, her chief of staff, said that the attacker approached her asking, “Are you the People Power Party lawmaker Bae Hyunjin?” twice before striking her with what he called a “rocklike object.”

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       John Yoon is a Times reporter based in Seoul who covers breaking and trending news. More about John Yoon

       Victoria Kim is a correspondent based in Seoul, focused on international breaking news coverage. More about Victoria Kim

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