Japan marks 79th anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bomb

Bells rang out Nagasaki Peace Park at 11h02 on Friday, the exact time the city was hit by an atomic bomb in the closing days of World War II.

As Japan marks the 79th anniversary of the bombing of the city by the United States, survivors and residents prayed for the some 200,000 people who were killed.

The dropping of the bombs on Nagasaki and the city of Hiroshima three days earlier, still evoke strong feelings in the country.

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