Lawmaker: Taiwanese president shot in stomach while campaigning
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwanese leader Chen Shui-bian was shot in the stomach Friday while campaigning on last day of the presidential election, a lawmaker traveling with the president said.
"The president suffered a deep wound about three centimeters (1.2 inches) deep in the stomach," lawmaker Wang Hsing-nan told TVBS cable news.
Wang said he was traveling in a car behind Chen's motorcade as it drove through the streets campaigning in the southern city of Tainan.
"I was traveling in the vehicle behind the president when I suddenly saw his car accelerating," said Wang, a member of Chen's Democratic Progressive Party.
The Presidential Office said that it did not have enough information to discuss the incident.
TVBS cable news showed the convertible the president was riding in parked outside a Tainan hospital.
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Sounds bad
Taiwanese president reportedly shot to death while campaigning
Thursday, March 18, 2004
(03-18) 22:49 PST TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) --
Taiwanese leader Chen Shui-bian was shot in the stomach Friday while campaigning on the last day of the presidential election, a lawmaker traveling with the president said.
Lawmaker Wang Hsing-nan, a member of Chen's Democratic Progressive Party, said he saw Chen being treated in the emergency room in the southern city of Tainan.
"The president suffered a deep wound about three centimeters (1.2 inches) deep in the stomach," Wang told TVBS cable news.
Wang said he was traveling in a car behind Chen's motorcade as it drove through the streets campaigning in Tainan.
"I was traveling in the vehicle behind the president when I suddenly saw his car accelerating," Wang said.
The Presidential Office said that it did not have enough information to discuss the incident.
TVBS cable news showed the convertible the president was riding in parked outside a Tainan hospital.
I wonder if that's the Veteran's Hospital near where I used to work?
Anyway, I really hope this was an accident. If not, I have a hinky feeling...