Nagasaki marks 71st atomic bombing anniversary
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By AFP 2 hours ago in World
The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Tuesday marked 71 years since its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with its mayor lauding a visit by US President Barack Obama to Hiroshima earlier this year.
A bell tolled as thousands of people, including ageing survivors and relatives of victims, observed a minute's silence at 11:02 am (0202 GMT), the exact moment of the blast.
Some 74,000 people died in the initial explosion, while thousands of others perished months or years later from radiation sickness.
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