Victims' relatives mark 19th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Victims' relatives mark 19th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 people pray at the crash site on Mt. Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, the 19th anniversary of the tragedy. (Kyodo)

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