Nagasaki's 66th anniversary of atomic bombing

NAGASAKI, Japan - A woman and her children pray before a monument to commemorate Korean victims of atomic bombing at Peace Park in the city of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2011, the 66th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

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