South Korean lawmaker suffers head injury in latest political attack

Violent incidents raise concerns over growing polarization

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South Korea's National Assembly. A member from President Yoon Suk Yeol's People Power Party was attacked with what appeared to be a rock on Jan. 25. © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- A politician was attacked in the South Korean capital on Thursday, local media reported, the second assault on a political figure in the country in less than a month.

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