Jiang Xiaoyu (R), vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of Olympic Games, holds up a torch ahead of the torch relay during the torch relay in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 21, 2008. Kuala Lumpur is the 13th stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic torch relay in Kuala Lumpur, the 13th leg of its global journey, started at local time 14:00 Monday 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.

Torchbearer Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja'afar holds the torch during the torch relay in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 21, 2008. Kuala Lumpur is the 13th stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay.
The torch will arrive at the iconic Petronas Twin Towers at 18:00 local time.

The Olympic torch relay in Kuala Lumpur, the 13th leg of its global journey, started at local time 14:00 Monday at Merdeka Square.

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