U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert slashed across face by a 'pro-North Korea activist' at a lecture in Seoul Thursday

The U.S. Ambassador to South Korea was attacked by a 'pro-North Korea activist' at a lecture in Seoul Thursday morning. Ambassador Mark Lippert's injuries were non life-threatening. 

The knife-wielding assailant was immediately taken into custody and identified as a 55-year-old man named Kim Ki-Jong

The knife-wielding assailant was immediately taken into custody and identified as a 55-year-old man named Kim Ki-Jong. South Korean intelligence officials told Yonhap News that Ki-Jong visited North Korea six times between 2006 and 2007 and once tried to erect a memorial in Seoul for late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. 

Right before the attack, Kim reportedly shouted out 'North Korea and South Korea should be unified'. Ambassador Lippert was safely taken to the hospital where he received 80 stitches to his face wound. See photos after cut

The knife-wielding assailant was immediately taken into custody and identified as a 55-year-old man named Kim Ki-Jong