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Olympic torch relay in Kuala Lumpur starts
21/4/2008 16:49

The Olympic torch relay in Kuala Lumpur, the 13th leg of its global journey, started at local time 14:00 today at Merdeka Square (Independent Square).
The torch left Independence Square after a brief ceremony. Imran Ibni Tuanku Ja'afar, president of the Malaysian Olympic Council, was the first of 80 torchbearers.
The torch will arrive at the iconic Petronas Twin Towers at 18:00 local time.



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