Lanterns float in memory of Hiroshima A-bomb victims

Lanterns float in memory of Hiroshima A-bomb victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Watched by crowds of well-wishers on the bank, lanterns float down the Motoyasu River in downtown Hiroshima on Aug. 6 in memory of the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 54 years ago. At the background stands the Hiroshima Dome, the city's official relic of the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic attack.

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