Cenotaph at Hiroshima peace park sprayed with golden paint

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The cenotaph for atomic bomb victims in the Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima is seen defaced with what appears to be golden paint in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2012. Paint was sprayed over part of the cenotaph's inscription, which reads, ''Let all souls here rest in peace, for we shall not repeat the evil.''

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