(2)Locals remember Kobe quake victims on 9th anniversary

(2)Locals remember Kobe quake victims on 9th anniversary

KOBE, Japan - People offer a silent prayer during a ceremony in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17 to mark the ninth anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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