Olympic flame arrives in Pakistani capital

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-16-2008 09:00

The Olympic flame has arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad to continue the Beijing Olympics global torch relay.

Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing  Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), walks out of the  cabin with the lantern which holds the Olympic flame at the  airport in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, April 16, 2008.  Islamabad is the tenth leg of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games  torch relay global tour outside the Chinese mainland.  (Xinhua Photo)

The Air China chartered flight carrying the flame touched down in Islamabad a little after midnight for the 10th leg of the global torch relay. It's the first time the Olympic flame will pass through the Pakistani capital.

The torch relay in Islamabad will begin Wednesday afternoon with 65 torch bearers carrying the flame along a 3-kilometer route. Security will be tight to ensure the relay runs smoothly.