President Chen Shuibian shot: Breaking News!
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by the bear » 19 Mar 2004, 15:34
offical....chen and lu both shot...no danger and both are conscious
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by daltongang » 19 Mar 2004, 15:34
reported shot on yahoo 20 minutes ago
taiwan cable news reporting him shot
taiwan cable news reporting him shot
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by Closet Queen » 19 Mar 2004, 15:36
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian was shot while campaigning on Friday, a day before a presidential election, but was not in critical condition, his spokesman told Reuters.
Chen had been rushed to hospital in the southern city of Tainan, officials said. Vice President Annette Lu was also wounded, but her condition was not yet known. "It was a gunshot but he is not in critical condition," presidential spokesman James Huang told Reuters.
An official at Chi Mei hospital in the president's hometown of Tainan said Chen's motorcade had raced into the compound, which has now been closed off.
"The bullet hit the vice president in the knee first, then the president," Wang Hsin-nan, a lawmaker from Chen's Democratic Progressive Party told TVBS television.
Chen, 54, had sustained a deep 30-cm (12-inch) wound across the stomach, said Wang, who was traveling in Chen's motorcade.
Chen was able to walk into the emergency room unaided while the vice president required assistance, one witness told television.
The incident occurred at about 1:50 p.m. (0550 GMT), officials said.
Chen, of the Democratic Progressive Party, which espouses an aggressive policy of independence from China, is battling for re-election against Nationalist Party leader Lien Chan, who favors a conciliatory approach to the island's giant foe.
Taiwan's third presidential elections to be held under universal suffrage were set for Saturday.
Officials of the Central Election Commission were not available to comment.
Chen had been rushed to hospital in the southern city of Tainan, officials said. Vice President Annette Lu was also wounded, but her condition was not yet known. "It was a gunshot but he is not in critical condition," presidential spokesman James Huang told Reuters.
An official at Chi Mei hospital in the president's hometown of Tainan said Chen's motorcade had raced into the compound, which has now been closed off.
"The bullet hit the vice president in the knee first, then the president," Wang Hsin-nan, a lawmaker from Chen's Democratic Progressive Party told TVBS television.
Chen, 54, had sustained a deep 30-cm (12-inch) wound across the stomach, said Wang, who was traveling in Chen's motorcade.
Chen was able to walk into the emergency room unaided while the vice president required assistance, one witness told television.
The incident occurred at about 1:50 p.m. (0550 GMT), officials said.
Chen, of the Democratic Progressive Party, which espouses an aggressive policy of independence from China, is battling for re-election against Nationalist Party leader Lien Chan, who favors a conciliatory approach to the island's giant foe.
Taiwan's third presidential elections to be held under universal suffrage were set for Saturday.
Officials of the Central Election Commission were not available to comment.
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by Jive Turkey » 19 Mar 2004, 15:36
bear64 wrote:offical....chen and lu both shot...no danger and both are conscious
Official? Show me. The only thing I've seen is on Reuters, and the report there said that there has been no confirmation. This will make the election very interesting if he was actually shot.
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by ludahai » 19 Mar 2004, 15:40
He was shot. THe bullethole in the vehicle carrying him is clear as day.
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I wonder what the vote backlash will be like tomorrow!!!
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by the bear » 19 Mar 2004, 15:42
well i just saw the news conference by the pres' spokesman in chinese and english...he was quite specific it was a bullet wound...
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by wix » 19 Mar 2004, 15:43
According to a recent BBC report the situation is very unclear. The DPP and GIO are saying the injuries were caused by a firecracker. However, a DPP lawmaker at the scene is reported to have said the injuries were caused by a bullet.
Hopefully they will work out exactly what happened in the next few hours.
Hopefully they will work out exactly what happened in the next few hours.
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by ludahai » 19 Mar 2004, 15:43
He was shot. THe bullethole in the vehicle carrying him is clear as day.
DAMN Pan-Blue.
I wonder what the vote backlash will be like tomorrow!!!
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by X3M » 19 Mar 2004, 15:44
http://www.CNN.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/taiwan.chen/index.html
If CNN say so, it should be pretty reliable to assume they have been shot.
If CNN say so, it should be pretty reliable to assume they have been shot.
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