Taiwanese President Shot in Assassination Attempt

Seems as if assassination and terror is the order of the day:

Mr Chen and the vice-president, Annette Lu, were shot and wounded amid a cacophony of firecrackers as they waved at supporters from an open-top vehicle on the final day of their re-election campaign.

They were taken to hospital, but released after treatment. Doctors – who were among the presidential entourage – said they removed a bullet from Mr Chen’s stomach, and later showed pictures of a 4.5-inch scar across his abdomen. Ms Lu was shot in the right knee.

No word on who was responsible, but I’ll bet it was something internal and not from the PRC or al-Qaeda.