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              US Ambassador to South Korea to Leave Hospital Soon

   by Reuters

   A hospital official said March 9 that U.S. ambassador to South Korea,
   Mark Lippert, who needed 80 stitches after his face was slashed during
   a forum last week, could leave hospital by March 10.

   The attack was carried out by 55-year-old Korean nationalist Kim
   Ki-jong, now under arrest, who said he was protesting against annual
   U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began this week.

   Lippert underwent surgery March 5 for an 11-cm (4 inches) gash on the
   right side of his face and a puncture wound on his left wrist that
   caused nerve damage, which was repaired.

   "We are planning to take out half of the stitches this morning and the
   other half tomorrow morning. If there's no problem after checking his
   condition, we'll let him leave the hospital tomorrow afternoon," he
   said.

   Lippert has received some visitors while he has been recovering in
   hospital.

   On March 8, still photographs provided by Severance Hospital showed
   various meetings between Lippert and Vice Chairman of Joint Chief of
   Staff James A. Winnefeld, South Korean leaders of rival parties
   including chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party, Kim Moo-sung, and the
   Head of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD)
   Moon Jae-in.

   Lippert is recovering at the hospital and has said he is in good
   spirits.
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