Memorial ceremony in Nanjing

NANJING, China - People observe a moment of silence during a ceremony in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on Dec. 13, 2011, to commemorate victims who were killed by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army during the Sino-Japanese war, on the 74th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city.

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