A-bomb survivors sue gov't for refusing victim status

A-bomb survivors sue gov't for refusing victim status

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A group of Japanese survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki enter the Hiroshima District Court on June 12 to sue the central government over its refusal to recognize them as suffering from radiation exposure and grant them special medical stipends. (Kyodo)

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