Multiple choice

Which of the following US ambassadors was attacked by an armed assailant in the South Korean capital?

  1. Sung Kim

  2. Kathleen Stephens

  3. Alexander R. Vershbow

  4. Mark Lippert

  5. Christopher R. Hill
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D Correct answer
Explanation

U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant in Seoul in March 2015. He sustained injuries to his face and arm but survived. The attack was linked to anti-U.S. sentiments related to U.S.-South Korea military exercises.

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