A Moment of Silence

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China‘s national flag flies at half-mast at Tiananmen Square in central Beijing. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck Sichuan province a week ago.
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The flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square. The State Council, China‘s Cabinet, ordered all ‘‘public entertainment activities‘‘ suspended during the three days of mourning.
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A man attended a flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square. The three days of mourning will also interrupt the Olympic torch relay -- a potent symbol of national pride in the countdown to August‘s much anticipated Beijing games.
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Primary school students mourned during their morning assembly at a school in Tianjin municipality.
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A student at a ceremony paid respect to the earthquake victims. With more bodies discovered, the confirmed death toll rose to 32,476, the State Council, China‘s cabinet, reported. The injured numbered more than 220,000.
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Chinese rescuers observed the moment of silence at the rubble of a collapsed building in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province.
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Mourners in Chengdu‘s Tianfu Square.
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Students who survived when the earthquake destroyed Beichuan high school observed a silent tribute before resuming classes at a factory training center in Mianyang, Sichuan province. Dozens of aftershocks have rumbled through the region, extending the damage to buildings and stirring fear among survivors.
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Beijing motorists on the six-lane Jianguomenwai Avenue stood beside their cars honking their horns for three minutes to honor victims.
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Newspapers across China printed their logos in black and some ran entirely without color. Several front pages had simple messages in white text across the middle: "The nation mourns," "Pray for life," and "National tragedy."
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At the Bund, a Shanghai landmark, a man held up a Chinese flag during moment of silence.
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Travelers observed three minutes of silence at Chengdu International Airport.
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Rescuers from various military units in earthquake-devastated Beichuan stopped their work for three minutes to pay silent tribute to victims of the quake.
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