Despite Attack on Ambassador, Anti-American Sentiment Not Rising in South Korea

Following the knife attack on the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Seoul police are looking into the suspect’s past visits to North Korea and evaluating the security at the event. The attack raises the question of just how prevalent anti-American sentiment is in South Korea today. South Korean police said on Friday they will likely charge Kim Ki-jong, the suspect who carried out the knife attack on the U.S. ambassador in Seoul, Mark Lippert, with attempted murder. Yoon Myeong-sung, the...

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