Memorial held for town obliterated by Hiroshima bomb

Memorial held for town obliterated by Hiroshima bomb

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former residents of a town that was the hypocenter of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, hold a ceremony on July 31 to commemorate a new red granite memorial for the town, offering silent prayers and flowers for A-bomb victims.

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