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Hiroshima calls for elimination of nuclear weapons, 80 years after bombing

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(VOVWORLD) - A peace memorial ceremony took place at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, commemorating 80 years since the US dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, killing 135,000 people.

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Hiroshima calls for elimination of nuclear weapons, 80 years after bombing - ảnh 1The 80th Atomic Bombing Day anniversary in Hiroshima at the Peace Memorial Park, Japan, August 6, 2025. (Photo: Kyodo/ REUTERS)

The ceremony was attended  by survivors, victims' families, and ambassadors from 120 countries and territories.

During the ceremony, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged young people to oppose nuclear weapons and called on nations to prioritize global peace and end conflicts. Many attendees voiced their objection to nuclear weapons, including a 94-year-old survivor who  recalled that of his seven family members, six passed away and that he always prays for a world without nuclear weapons.

Hiroshima calls for elimination of nuclear weapons, 80 years after bombing - ảnh 2People pray in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

Meanwhile, an elementary school student in Hiroshima, who has only learned about the devastation of war and nuclear weapons through history lessons and stories from his fathers' generation, said: "If the atomic bomb fell, it would be very scary, I hope it will never fall again."

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