Apparently the truth's not clear yet.
"Reports: Taiwan President , VP Injured, Possibly Shot
Wire Reports
Friday, March 19, 2004; 2:10 AM
TAIPEI, March 19 - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu were in hospital after being shot on the campaign trail on Friday, television reports and a lawmaker accompanying them said.
But CTI cable news quoted unidentified police officials as saying the 53-year-old president was injured by celebratory fireworks that are traditionally ignited as the president motorcade passes by.
Chen was rushed to hospital in the southern city of Tainan, a presidential official said.
TVBS Television said he was wounded in the stomach. Vice President Annette Lu was shot in the leg, Wang Hsin-nan, a lawmaker from Chen Democratic Progressive Party told TVBS.
The bullet hit the vice president in the knee first, then the president,?Wang said. Chen had sustained a deep 30 cm (14 inch) wound across the stomach, said Wang, who was travelling in the president motorcade in southern Tainan."
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