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Today's Polls to go Ahead

Taiwan president shot during campaign

Reuters, Taipei
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian survived an assassination attempt yesterday while campaigning on the eve of a presidential election, escaping with abulletwound to the stomach.
Vice President Annette Lu was also wounded in the attack in the southern city of Tainan but was not badly hurt, officials said. The pair were rushed to hospital, but a hospital official said later that they hadleft to fly back to the capital.
Officials said today's election would go ahead as planned.
Chen and Lu had been travelling in an open-top jeep through Thinan streets, waving to crowds, when unknown assailants shot at them at 1.45pmlocaltime.
Police said they believed two standard handguns had been used and at least two shots fircd.Thcy had yet to make any arrests.
China had no immediate comment Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province to be recovered, by force if necessary.
Chen, who was not wearing a
bullet-proof vest, was rushed to hospital in Thinan, his home town, where he received 14 stitches in an 11-cm long, thrce-cm deep wound. Tblcvision reports said the 54-year-old president was able to walk in for treatment.
Lu, 59, was hit in the right leg and had to be assisted but her condition wasnotserious,officialssaid.
It was unclear if the attack in a country where such political violence is virtually unknown would affect the election outcome. Analysts said most voters had already made their choice based on policy and were unlikely to be swayed byemotionnow.
Chen's chipf of staff, Chiou 1-jen, told a news conference that the president had called for calm.
Both the DPP and the opposition Nationalists called off campaigning aftertheshooting.
Officials had voiced worries that
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hardcore supporters of Chen, leader of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Parly (DPP), might cause violence at final evening election rallies.
"For the sake of social stability, we have suspended all campaign activities," said DPP campaign manager Su Chen-Chang. Chen had been due to address an evening rally inlhipcL
Opposition candidate Lien Chen, who was believed to have a slight edge in the contest, also called off his campaign.
"Because of this special situation we have decided to suspend all our campaign activities this evening," Lien told aTaipei news conference.