Shooting of Chen 'not self-inflicted': US expert

Various allegations have been made about the mysterious March 19 incident -- all of which Chen has denied -- among them that he shot himself before starting a campaign trip to southern Tainan city in order to win voters' sympathy.

Lee, speaking to reporters at the end of a two-day visit during which he examined physical evidence and the wound on Chen's belly, said the president had been shot and that "the shooting is not self-inflicted."

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