A well-wishing South Korean man has tried to offer dog meat to injured US ambassador Mark Lippert, who is recovering from an attack by a knife-wielding anti-US activist.
The man, who looked to be in his 70s, arrived at Seoul's Severance Hospital on Friday morning with a package he said was dog meat and seaweed soup, an official at the hospital says.
The man asked the food to be delivered to Lippert to help him heal, but the hospital rejected the food because of rules for patients' health and security.
South Koreans commonly offer dog meat to patients recovering from surgery based on old beliefs it helps heal wounds.
A dog lover, Lippert, 42, had been regularly seen walking his basset hound, Grigsby, near his residence in Seoul before the attack on Thursday that left him with deep gashes on his face and arm and damaged tendons and nerves.
Lippert was recovering well in his third day of treatment. He is expected to stay at the hospital until Wednesday.
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