Citizens commemorate 6th anniversary of Hanshin quake

Citizens commemorate 6th anniversary of Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People light candles and pray for the souls of 6,432 victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a ceremony marking the quake's sixth anniversary at a park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17.

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