A-bomb artifact sold for 45 pounds at auction amid criticism

A-bomb artifact sold for 45 pounds at auction amid criticism

LINCOLN, Britain - Auctioneers explain an artifact from the Hiroshima atomic bombing in 1945 which was put up for auction July 11 in Lincoln and sold for 45 pounds (about 6,700 yen). An 81-year-old British man decided to sell a roof tile from a Buddhist temple which was damaged by the explosion. He was given the piece by Sairenji's priest as a gift when he traveled to Hiroshima in 1952. (Kyodo)

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