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

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

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A mother and her son release a lantern on the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima to pray for the repose of the atomic-bombed victims on Aug. 6, the 57th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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