Korean memorial in Hiroshima daubed with paint

Korean memorial in Hiroshima daubed with paint

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Part of a stone tower dedicated to Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is found splashed with florescent paint on Oct. 17. Passersby strolling along the city's Peace Memorial Park in Naka Ward found the head of the turtle-shaped base of the 5-meter-high, 10-ton tower vandalized with bright orange paint.

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  • ILEA001079723
  • Registered date
  • 1999/10/17 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 1999 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 1656 pixel
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