Olympic torch relay organizers, torchbearers and staff members observe one minute of silence in memory of the victims affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province before the torch relay in Ruijin, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 13, 2008. Organizers of the Beijing Olympic Games said Tuesday that a minute of silence will be observed during future stops of the torch relay to mourn the victims of the earthquake.

Local residents hold up a banner that reads "Support Earthquake Relief" before the Beijing Olympic torch relay starts in Ruijin, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 13, 2008.

Olympic torch relay organizers, torchbearers and staff members observe one minute's silence in memory of victims affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province before the torch relay in Ruijin, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 13, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency May 14, 2008)