(7)Hiroshima marks 57th anniversary of atomic-bombing

(7)Hiroshima marks 57th anniversary of atomic-bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People stage a ''die-in'' at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6 as the western Japan city marked the 57th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the United States in 1945 toward the end of World War II.

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