On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a 4-ton uranium bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. A heat wave of up to 4,000 degrees swept through the city. The bombs killed more than 200,000 people – some from the immediate blast and others from radiation sickness and burns. A silent prayer was held in Japan on Wednesday morning.
HIROSHIMA AUGUST 6: Japan has commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing during World War II. Ceremonies at Peace Memorial Park honoured the victims of the 1945 nuclear attack by US forces. A silent prayer was held in Japan on Wednesday morning as it marked 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the ceremony on Wednesday, along with officials from around the world and the city’s mayor Kazumi Matsui. World War Two ended with Japan’s surrender after the dropping of the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In a speech during this morning’s memorial ceremony, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui warned of what he described as “an accelerating trend of military buildup around the world.”
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a 4-ton uranium bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. In its wake, a heat wave of up to 4,000 degrees swept through the city of 350,000 inhabitants.
The bombs killed more than 200,000 people – some from the immediate blast and others from radiation sickness and burns.
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