South Korean opposition leader stabbed in the neck by a knife-wielding man

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on a stretcher, is carried by a rescue team in Busan, South Korea (Ha Kyung-min/Newsis via AP)

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified knife-wielding man during a visit to the south-eastern city of Busan, police said.

Mr Lee, head of the main opposition Democratic Party, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment after the incident on Tuesday.