(4)Hiroshima observes 58th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

(4)Hiroshima observes 58th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba reads out an annual Peace Declaration during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in the city on Aug. 6 to mark the 58th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing during World War II.

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