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Torch relay begins in Malaysia | |
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The Malaysian leg of the Olympic torch relay has begun, amid tight security over fears of pro-Tibet protests. | |
About 1,000 police officers have been deployed to protect the torch as it makes its way through Kuala Lumpur. | |
Police have already detained a Japanese family of three who unfurled a pro-Tibet banner at the starting point. | |
The torch relay has prompted demonstrations from activists in other cities, such as London, San Francisco | |
and Paris. | |
However it also made relatively peaceful progress through other cities, including Bangkok in Thailand and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. | |
Landmark route | Landmark route |
About 300 Chinese students studying in Malaysia greeted the torch at the airport, along with representatives from the National Sports Council and the police. | About 300 Chinese students studying in Malaysia greeted the torch at the airport, along with representatives from the National Sports Council and the police. |
Pro-Beijing Olympic fans have also turned out to show their support | |
Monday's 16km (9.9 mile) torch relay route will take the Olympic symbol past some of Kuala Lumpur's main landmarks, finishing at Malaysia's iconic Petronas Twin Towers. | |
The torch will then travel from Kuala Lumpur to the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday night. | The torch will then travel from Kuala Lumpur to the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday night. |
Protests in London and Paris - where demonstrators angry at Chinese occupation of Tibet tried to disrupt the relay - have created headlines across the world. | Protests in London and Paris - where demonstrators angry at Chinese occupation of Tibet tried to disrupt the relay - have created headlines across the world. |
Hundreds of anti-China protesters were faced by Beijing supporters, but there was no major disruption. | Hundreds of anti-China protesters were faced by Beijing supporters, but there was no major disruption. |
Meanwhile, China has urged its citizens to be calm amid further anti-Western protests in the country, focused on French supermarket chain Carrefour. | Meanwhile, China has urged its citizens to be calm amid further anti-Western protests in the country, focused on French supermarket chain Carrefour. |
The protesters have been angered by news of the disruption of the torch relay. |