Bell tolls in Nagasaki in remembrance on 70th anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki, Aug 09 (ANI): A bell tolled in Nagasaki on Sunday morning as the Japanese city marked 70 years since the dropping of the last atomic bomb on a civilian target in the closing days of World War Two. The memorial ceremony, held at the Nagasaki Peace Park, took place right under where the bomb exploded at 11:02 on August 9, 1945. The United States dropped the atomic bomb nicknamed “Fat Man” on Nagasaki three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. More than 150,000 died in the attack and from the subsequent radiation sickness. Japan surrendered six days later, ending World War Two. At the memorial, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was renewing his vows to push more nuclear disarmament. With Abe listening, Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue warned of growing public concern over Japan’s commitment to its pacifist pledge. Meanwhile, A representative of the United Nations, Kim Won-soo also took the stand to voice UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s resolve to make progress in nuclear disarmament.

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