Akashi fireworks stampede marks 1st anniversary

Akashi fireworks stampede marks 1st anniversary

AKASHI, Japan - Akashi Mayor Nobuhiro Okada (R) prays for the victims of a fireworks stampede at the accident site in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 21, the one-year anniversary of the tragedy. Eleven people died in the stampede during a fireworks show.

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