Japan marks 72nd anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bomb

Thursday, 10/08/2017 18:55
The 72nd anniversary ceremony of the Nagasaki atomic bomb took place on August 9th at the Nagasaki Peace Park.

(Source: AP)

The event was attended by Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, representatives of more than 60 nations, local residents and relatives of the victims.

“Here in Nagasaki, a city that continues to pray for perpetual peace, I reaffirm my commitment to realizing a peaceful world without nuclear weapons. At the same time, I give my condolences to those who lost their lives because of the nuclear bomb, and I pray for peace of mind for the relatives of the victims, the participants of this ceremony, and all Nagasaki citizens,” Abe said.

Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue urged nuclear states to abandon such weapons, and criticized Japan's government for not taking part in the global effort toward a nuclear ban.

The world’s first atomic bomb, used on August 6th, 1945, killed 140,000 people in Hiroshima. The bombing of Nagasaki three days later killed 70,000 more.

More than 175,000 people have died in Nagasaki since the attack, including 3,551 in the past years./.

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