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Photo Story: Nagasaki marks 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing in 1945

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Doves fly over the Peace Statue at Nagasaki Peace Park during the memorial ceremony in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, 09 August 2020, marking the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing in 1945.

Around 74,000 residents were killed by the atomic bombing in 1945.

Japan prepares to mark 75th anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bombing
A young boy and his parents looks at the replica of the atomic bomb codenamed ‘Fat Man’ that was dropped over Nagasaki, at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, southern Japan, 08 August 2020.  In 1945 the United States dropped two nuclear bombs over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 06 and 09 August respectively, killing more than 200,000 people. EPA-EFE/DAI KUROKAWA

 

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