Hiroshima Univ. students convey A-bomb history with excavated tiles

Hiroshima Univ. students convey A-bomb history with excavated tiles

A Hiroshima University student lays flowers and offers prayers at a plaque in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 5, 2015. The day marked the 100th anniversary of the completion of the building, then known as the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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