article_snippet: According to Seoul police, Lippert was slashed on Lippert right cheek and hand with a knife measuring about 10 inches long at 5:42 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
article_snippet: South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the suspect in the attack came up from behind, pushed Lippert down on a table and started attacking the suspect in the attack.
article_snippet: South Korea YTN news channel reported that Lippert was about to deliver a speech at a breakfast being held at Sejong Hall in Seoul.
article_snippet: A Wall Street Journal profile of the diplomat published that year detailed an anecdote in which Lippert received an email on his Blackberry from then-Sen.