And a gunman opens fire at a military academy in afghanistan, killing a highranking american officer. Every year people from all walks of life gathered in hiroshima to remember and reflect. They attend a memorial marking the day an atomic bomb left the city in ruin. More than 290,000 people died either in 1945 or the years since. Nhk worlds takafumi terui shows us how their legacy are being honored. Reporter rain poured down on hiroshima Peace Memorial park. Still, people came. The survivors were among them. Translator when i look back at what happened, i just cant hold back my tears. I keep thinking, why, why . Translator i came here to pass on the horrors of war and memories of the bombing to my childrens generation. Reporter and thats why many others gathered here too. By the time the ceremony started, about 45,000 people had packed into the park. U. S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy was among the representatives from 68 countries. At 8 15 a. M. , participants observed a moment of sile
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