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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新華網(wǎng)北京5月18日電　據(jù)中國(guó)政府網(wǎng)報(bào)道，國(guó)務(wù)院今天發(fā)布公告宣布，為表達(dá)全國(guó)各族人民對(duì)四川汶川大地震遇難同胞的深切哀悼，國(guó)務(wù)院決定，2008年5月19日至21日為全國(guó)哀悼日。公告全文如下：

國(guó)務(wù)院公告

為表達(dá)全國(guó)各族人民對(duì)四川汶川大地震遇難同胞的深切哀悼，國(guó)務(wù)院決定，2008年5月19日至21日為全國(guó)哀悼日。在此期間，全國(guó)和各駐外機(jī)構(gòu)下半旗志哀，停止公共娛樂活動(dòng)，外交部和我國(guó)駐外使領(lǐng)館設(shè)立吊唁簿。5月19日14時(shí)28分起，全國(guó)人民默哀3分鐘，屆時(shí)汽車、火車、艦船鳴笛，防空警報(bào)鳴響。

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