Hiroshima remembers victims on 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

Last updated:
06/08 – 11:26

A ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Peace Memorial Park, where Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the city’s mayor and other officials laid flowers at the cenotaph. A minute of silence was observed at 8:15 a.m., the exact time the bomb struck on 6 August 1945. White doves were released following the…