Lanterns in memory of A-bomb victims

Lanterns in memory of A-bomb victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lanterns in many colors float on the Motoyasu River running in front of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010, in commemoration of the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

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