68th Anniversary of Hiroshima

Updated On Aug 05, 2013 07:05 pm IST
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A man and a child search for crab at the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome, a landmark of the aftermath of the atomic bombing, in Hiroshima. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man and a child search for crab at the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome, a landmark of the aftermath of the atomic bombing, in Hiroshima. (AP Photo)

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A woman prays for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in front of the cenotaph at the Peace Memoral Park in Hiroshima (AFP PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman prays for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in front of the cenotaph at the Peace Memoral Park in Hiroshima (AFP PHOTO)

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Hiroshima is marking the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing on August 6, 2013. (AFP PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Hiroshima is marking the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing on August 6, 2013. (AFP PHOTO)

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Masaki Namikawa, 11, left, and Keita Deguchi, 9, hang a bundle of paper cranes to add on to thousands of them already placed as a symbolic act dedicated from across the world for world peace at Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park in Hiroshima (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Masaki Namikawa, 11, left, and Keita Deguchi, 9, hang a bundle of paper cranes to add on to thousands of them already placed as a symbolic act dedicated from across the world for world peace at Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park in Hiroshima (AP Photo)

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Buddhist monks chant a Buddhist mantra while beating drums in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Buddhist monks chant a Buddhist mantra while beating drums in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan (AP Photo)

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An elderly woman prays for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in front of the cenotaph at the Peace Memoral Park in Hiroshima (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An elderly woman prays for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in front of the cenotaph at the Peace Memoral Park in Hiroshima (AFP Photo)

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Foreign diplomats pray for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in front of the cenotaph at the Peace Memoral Park in Hiroshima. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Foreign diplomats pray for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in front of the cenotaph at the Peace Memoral Park in Hiroshima. (AFP Photo)

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US film director Oliver Stone (front right) places flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memoral Park in Hiroshima (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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US film director Oliver Stone (front right) places flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memoral Park in Hiroshima (AFP Photo)

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South Korean residents in Japan offer prayers in front of the cenotaph for Korean atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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South Korean residents in Japan offer prayers in front of the cenotaph for Korean atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima (AP Photo)

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