Nagasaki observes 62nd anniversary of A-bomb attack

Nagasaki marked the 62nd anniversary of the world’s second atomic bomb attack with a sombre ceremony today and calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

Nagasaki observes 62nd anniversary of A-bomb attack

Nagasaki marked the 62nd anniversary of the world’s second atomic bomb attack with a sombre ceremony today and calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

The city observed a moment of silence at 11.02am (3.02am Irish time), when the B-29 bomber Bock’s Car dropped its atomic payload, killing about 74,000 people.

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