Japan Honors Anniversary of Hiroshima as Thousands Call for End to Nuclear Weapons, Power

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Mon, 2012-08-06

<div class='node-body'><p><span class="image-full" style="width: 540px"><img alt="" border="0" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/2012-08-06t123209z_1048922427_gm2e8861kg101_rtrmadp_3_japan.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 373px;" title="People release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu river facing the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima (Photo:Reuters/Kyodo)" /><span class="caption">People release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu river facing the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima (Photo:Reuters/Kyodo)</span></span>Tens of thousands <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hiroshima-marks-anniversary-atomic-bombing-215546052.html?_esi=1" target="_blank">gathered in the Japanese city of Hiroshima</a> on Monday to mark t</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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