tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post3983744389405359674..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombingantixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-77609161478643353252015-08-06T07:14:34.987+03:002015-08-06T07:14:34.987+03:00Hiroshima marks atomic bombing, worries about step...Hiroshima marks atomic bombing, worries about steps towards war...<br /><br />....At 8:15 a.m. (2315 GMT), the exact time the bomb exploded on Aug. 6, 1945, the crowd stood for a moment of silence in the heavy summer heat as cicadas shrilled and the Peace Bell rang.<br /><br />Many of those gathered for the ceremony renewed their calls for peace.<br /><br />"My grandfather died here at that time and I keep wondering what he felt then," said Tomiyo Sota. "He was still 21 years old and it pains me to think he died so young."<br /><br />The Hiroshima bombing, which killed 140,000 by the end of the year, was followed by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, which killed about 40,000 instantly. The war ended on Aug. 15...............http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hiroshima-marks-atomic/2032836.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com