U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) views an exhibit at the city's Peace Memorial Museum with Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Steven Leeper (R), the head of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban attended a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo)

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