Internet outcry as Olympic torch relay continues despite killer quake

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BEIJING (AFP) — The Olympic torch relay continued its "journey of harmony" around China on Tuesday despite a devastating earthquake that has left tens of thousands killed or missing, triggering an Internet outcry.

China's official Xinhua news agency announced that the torch had embarked on its 12th domestic leg in the southeastern province of Fujian, just one day after the 7.8-magnitude quake devastated vast areas of southwest China.

The leg kicked off at 8:12 am (0012 GMT) in Longyan, a town in the western part of the province with China's Olympic weightlifting medallist Zhang Xiangxiang running the first stage, Xinhua reported.

On its website, the Beijing Olympic organising committee showed a picture of a beaming Zhang holding the torch aloft.

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