Seoul, Jumada I 15, 1436, Mar 6, 2015, SPA -- A South Korean man who slashed a US diplomat several times with a knife faces charges including attempted murder, police were reported as saying Friday. Kim Ki Jong reportedly attacked the US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, at a breakfast event on Thursday, leaving him with wounds to his face and wrist, dpa reported. Kim was detained at the scene. Police had requested an arrest warrant for Kim on charges of attempted murder, violence against a foreign envoy and business obstruction, lead investigator Yoon Myeong Seong said, according to Yonhap News Agency. -- SPA 10:59 LOCAL TIME 07:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w