China Announces Three-day Mourning for Quake Victims

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Flags are to be kept at half-mast and all public amusements will be suspended for three days from Monday as China begins an official mourning period for victims of the May 12 earthquake.

The State Council, the Cabinet, on Sunday ordered a nationwide respect for the dead. The Olympic torch relay will also be suspended from Monday to Wednesday, the Beijing Olympic organizing committee said.

China's diplomatic missions abroad were also ordered to observe the mourning order, and condolence books are to be opened in the Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates around the world.

The public are asked to stand in silence for three minutes from 2:28 p.m. Monday, while automobiles, trains, and ships will sound their air sirens.

The order was issued in a brief circular that contained no further details.

TORCH RELAY SUSPENSION

The Beijing Olympic torch relay in east China's Ningbo city will be put off for three days until May 22, the local torch relay organizing committee said Sunday.

Lao Jinlong, deputy head of Ningbo City Sports Bureau, said, "All the public entertainment activities will be cancelled during the three days of mourning, including the torch relay."

The Ningbo leg is the fourth leg of the torch relay in Zhejiang province.

The death toll from the powerful earthquake rose to 32,476 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Sunday, while the number of injured reached 220,109, according to the emergency response office under the State Council.


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新华网北京5月18日电　据中国政府网报道，国务院今天发布公告宣布，为表达全国各族人民对四川汶川大地震遇难同胞的深切哀悼，国务院决定，2008年5月19日至21日为全国哀悼日。公告全文如下：

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为表达全国各族人民对四川汶川大地震遇难同胞的深切哀悼，国务院决定，2008年5月19日至21日为全国哀悼日。在此期间，全国和各驻外机构下半旗志哀，停止公共娱乐活动，外交部和我国驻外使领馆设立吊唁簿。5月19日14时28分起，全国人民默哀3分钟，届时汽车、火车、舰船鸣笛，防空警报鸣响。


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