Taiwanese President, Vice President Shot (washingtonpost.com)
Friday, March 19, 2004
Taiwanese President, Vice President Shot (washingtonpost.com): By William Foreman
Associated Press Writer
Friday, March 19, 2004; 3:05 AM
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 19 -- Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu were shot Friday while campaigning for this weekend's presidential election, but their injuries were not life-threatening, a senior official said.
Chiou I-jen, secretary-general in the Presidential Office, said the president was shot in the stomach and the vice president was hit in the right knee while their motorcade was cruising the streets in the southern city of Tainan.
'They did not suffer life-threatening injuries. They urge the public to cool down,' Chiou said at a news conference."
