South Korea police raid home of suspect who stabbed opposition leader in neck

South Korean police have raided the home and office of a man who stabbed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck in an attack that left him in intensive care (Lee Ju-hyung/Yonhap/AP)

South Korean police have raided the home and office of a man who stabbed the country’s opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, in the neck in an attack that left him in intensive care, officials said.

The attack happened as Mr Lee was passing through a throng of journalists after visiting the proposed site of a new airport in the south-eastern city of Busan on Tuesday.