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Hiroshima marks the 76th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the United States with a ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The mayor is expected to urge world leaders to shift away from nuclear deterrence to trust-building dialogue, against the backdrop of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. IMAGES
Nagasaki, Aug 8 (EFE/EPA).- The Japanese city of Nagasaki will commemorate on Sunday the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing that devastated its civilian population at the end of World War II with a ceremony in which local authorities urged the central government, the United States and Russia to join the United Nations' anti-nuclear treaty.The nuclear attack carried out by the US on Aug. 9, 1945, on Nagasaki was the second time the atomic bomb had been deployed following the one on Hiroshima three days earlier. It killed around 74,000 people, mostly civilians. (Camera: DAI KUROKAWA). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE JAPANESE CITY OF NAGASAKI AND THE NAGASAKI ATOMIC BOMB MUSEUM IN NAGASAKI, SOUTHERN JAPAN.
German President Joachim Gauck joins a memorial service in Dresden to honor the victims of the WWII bombing raid that killed 25,000 people seventy years ago. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Victims' families, survivors and dignitaries gather to mark the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombing, the deadliest attack in the period of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland known as the "Troubles". On 15 August, 1998, a massive car bomb planted by dissident republicans tore through Omagh's busy town centre killing 29 people and injuring 220. IMAGES
Colombo, Mar 2 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka kicked off its 70th Air Force day anniversary celebrations on Tuesday with a colorful parade in the capital city, Colombo. The Sri Lanka Air Force was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force with the support of the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: THE 70TH AIR FORCE DAY ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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