In pictures: Hiroshima pays respects on 75th anniversary of bombing

Hiroshima has fallen silent to remember victims of the atomic bombing.

The city was a major Japanese military hub with factories, military bases and ammunition facilities in the Second World War and the uranium bomb killed around 140,000 people and hastened Japan’s surrender.

You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in

Unlimited access starts here.

Try from only €0.25 a day.

Subscribe now

Cancel anytime

Read

Listen

Watch

Play

CONNECT WITH US TODAY

WHATSAPP

NEWSLETTERS

NOTIFICATIONS

Be the first to know the latest news and updates

More in this section

US and Iran trade attacks, overshadowing efforts to keep diplomacy alive

Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise off UK coast

Ann Widdecombe hit 21 times on the head with hammer, court hears



France becomes first EU country to approve blanket ban on social media for under-15s

READ NOW