Taiwan's president and deputy injured in motorcade shooting

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu were shot today 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.