HIROSHIMA, Japan, August 6, 2005

Japan Honors Hiroshima Victims

60 Years Later, Leaders Call For Abolition Of Nuclear Weapons

    • Women light candles in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday to mark the world's first nuclear bombing 60 years ago.

      Women light candles in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday to mark the world's first nuclear bombing 60 years ago.  (AP)

    • People pray in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park.

      People pray in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park.  (AP)

    • Hiroshima, Japan, after the atomic bomb was dropped there on Aug. 6, 1945

      Hiroshima, Japan, after the atomic bomb was dropped there on Aug. 6, 1945  (AP)

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(AP) 

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