SNAPSHOT: Victims of Ukishima Maru sinking mourned

SNAPSHOT: Victims of Ukishima Maru sinking mourned

Attendants to the memorial ceremony on Aug. 24, 2015, in the western Japan city of Maizuru throw flowers into the sea for those killed in a sinking of Ukishima Maru. The vessel exploded and sank in Maizuru Bay 70 years ago, while taking Korean workers home from Japan following the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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