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JAPAN marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima yesterday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for global nuclear disarmament.
Ten of thousands of people stood and observed a minute’s silence at 8.15 am, the time of the attack, in the city’s Peace Park near the centre of the blast. Dozens of doves were released as a symbol of peace.
Some 80,000 people were killed at Hiroshima by the explosion and resulting fires, along with 40,000 in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki three days later.
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JEREMY CORBYN reports from Hiroshima where he represented CND at the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the city by the US
Ageing survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats by global leaders