article_snippet: (CNN)The suspect behind the knife attack on the American ambassador to North Korea had a long, troubled history and often blamed U.S. for tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
article_snippet: Kim Ki-Jong, 55, was quickly overpowered and taken into custody after Suspect Kim Ki-jung attacked U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert with a fruit knife Thursday morning.
article_snippet: Police say Suspect Kim Ki-jung's motive for the knife attack on the American ambassador to South Korea was to improve North-South Korean relations and to stop the annual military exercises held jointly by the U.S. and North Korea.
article_snippet: -- In 2010, Suspect Kim Ki-jung was given a suspended jail sentence for hurling a concrete block at a Japanese envoy to North Korea, according to the Yonhap news agency.
article_snippet: That incident is believed to be the first attack on a foreign ambassador in North Korea.
article_snippet: Suspect Kim Ki-jung was a member of the Korea Council For Reconciliation and Cooperation, which hosted Lippert at the Thursday event where the first attack on a foreign ambassador in South Korea occurred.
article_snippet: a member of the Korea Council For Reconciliation and Cooperation, which hosted Lippert at the Thursday event where the attack occurred advocates reunification of the Koreas as well as humanitarian aid to North Korea.
article_snippet: Suspect Kim Ki-jung was one of North and South Korea 181 members, but wasn't on the list of those invited for the Thursday event where the attack occurred, according to police.
article_snippet: But Suspect Kim Ki-jung was allowed in because an event staff recognized Suspect Kim Ki-jung from the organization.
article_snippet: A witness who was sitting next to Lippert during the first attack on a foreign ambassador in South Korea said Suspect Kim Ki-jung was known for having "unpredictable behavior" in the organization.
article_snippet: Even though Suspect Kim Ki-jung appeared somewhat disheveled Thursday morning, Suspect Kim Ki-jung was able to enter the Thursday event where the attack occurred because an event staff was familiar with Suspect Kim Ki-jung, police said.
article_snippet: Immediately after Suspect Kim Ki-jung allegedly slashed the ambassador in the face and arm, Suspect Kim Ki-jung was tackled to the floor.
article_snippet: Suspect Kim Ki-jung also told South Korean reporters that Suspect Kim Ki-jung had planned the first attack on a foreign ambassador in South Korea for 10 days, and claimed responsibility for burning a U.S. flag at the embassy in the 1980s.
highlights_snippet: Suspect Kim Ki-jung was captured after U.S. ambassador was slashed in Seoul .
  