Ex-Brunei premier recounts tragic experience in Hiroshima

Former Brunei Prime Minister Pengiran Yusuf, 94, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima as a student, says in Bandar Seri Begawan on June 23, 2015, that he is striving to convey his frightful experiences to the next generation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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