Many people visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Many people visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Visitors mill around the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, the eve of the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. A miniature of the atomic bomb dome is displayed at the museum.

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