Taiwan president and veep wounded

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu were shot Friday while campaigning, but both were conscious and in stable condition, officials said.

"He and the vice president were shot," an official with the president's office told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"Both the president and vice president were injured," said the official, who declined to provide more details.

A senior presidential official later said both politicians were conscious and in stable condition.

CTI cable news had quoted unidentified police officials as saying the president was injured by celebratory fireworks while campaigning in the southern city of Tainan.