Hiroshima memorial vandalised

A suspected right-wing extremist vandalised a memorial for the victims of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, scraping off a reference to Japan’s war effort as a mistake, officials and news reports said today.

Hiroshima memorial vandalised

A suspected right-wing extremist vandalised a memorial for the victims of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, scraping off a reference to Japan’s war effort as a mistake, officials and news reports said today.

The cenotaph for the bomb victims at the centre of Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park was defaced last night, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba said.

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