Candles lit around Atomic Bomb Dome

Candles lit around Atomic Bomb Dome

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A number of candles are lit to pray for world peace on the night of New Year's Eve around the Atomic Bomb Dome near Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park.

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