TOKYO — Japan marked the 67th anniversary of the world's first
atomic bomb attack with a ceremony Monday that was attended by a
grandson of Harry Truman, the U.S. president who ordered the bomb
dropped on the city of Hiroshima.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, right, bows in front of the
cenotaph for the bombing victims during the ceremony marking the 67th
anniversary of the atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in
Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda center, offers silent prayer
during the ceremony to mark the 67th anniversarty of the atomic bombing
at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 6,
2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING
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Anti-nuclear protesters stage a rally in Hiroshima, western Japan,
Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Hiroshima marked the 67th anniversary of the
atomic bombing Monday. A banner, third right, reads "Osprey and nuclear
plants are unnecessary." Two of the MV-22 Osprey, U.S. Marine Corps'
latest transport plane, have crashed since April and swelling opposition
to their deployment has become a major political headache for Tokyo and
Washington. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
About 50,000 people gathered in Hiroshima's peace park near the
epicenter of the 1945 blast that destroyed most of the city and killed
as many as 140,000 people. A second atomic bombing Aug. 9 that year in
Nagasaki killed tens of thousands more and prompted Japan to surrender
to the World War II Allies.
The ceremony, attended by representatives of about 70 countries, began with the ringing of a temple bell and a moment of silence. Flowers were placed before Hiroshima's eternal flame, which is the park's centerpiece.
Truman's grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, and the grandson of a radar operator who was on both of the planes that dropped the atomic bombs, joined in the memorial. Ari Beser's grandfather, Jacob Beser, was the only person who directly took part in both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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The ceremony, attended by representatives of about 70 countries, began with the ringing of a temple bell and a moment of silence. Flowers were placed before Hiroshima's eternal flame, which is the park's centerpiece.
Truman's grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, and the grandson of a radar operator who was on both of the planes that dropped the atomic bombs, joined in the memorial. Ari Beser's grandfather, Jacob Beser, was the only person who directly took part in both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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