article_snippet.sent: the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' on Wednesday indicted a man who slashed the U.S. ambassador in Seoul last month on charges of attempted murder.
article_snippet.sent: Kim Ki-jong, 55, was also indicted Wednesday on charges of assaulting a foreign envoy and obstruction, according to an official at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, who did not want to be named, citing department rules.
article_snippet.sent: South Korean maverick political activist Kim Ki-Jong, who faces possible attempted murder charges after slashing US Ambassador Mark Lippert, as he leaves a police station for a court in Seoul on March 6 .
article_snippet.sent: In 2010, Kim tried to attack the Japanese ambassador to North Korea by throwing a piece of concrete and was given a suspended jail term, according to police.
article_snippet.sent: Kim Ki-jong reportedly identified Kim Ki-jong as a representative for a watchdog organization of the disputed island Dokdo/Takeshima and was arrested immediately on site .
highlights_snippet.sent: Kim Ki-jong, 55, was indicted on charges of attempted murder for allegedly slashing U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert with a razor at a breakfast forum .
  