(12)Hiroshima marks 59th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

(12)Hiroshima marks 59th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People protesting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima perform a ''die-in'' at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, the time the U.S. atomic bomb was dropped in the city in 1945. The same day, a ceremony marking the 59th anniversary of the bombing was held at the park.

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