(3)Hiroshima marks 56th anniversary of A-bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi carries a wreath to lay at the cenotaph in Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, the 56th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing in 1945. Koizumi attended the ceremony to commemorate the anniversary.

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