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Reuters Japanese Girl Looks at Paper Lanterns to Mark 58th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing

Date: 08-Aug-03
Country: JAPAN
Author: TA/FA

Japanese Girl Looks at Paper Lanterns to Mark 58th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Photo: TOSHIYUKI AIZAWA
Photo: TOSHIYUKI AIZAWA

Hiroshima marked the anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing on Wednesday with condemnation of a global trend towards nuclear proliferation and an invitation to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to visit the Japanese city destroyed in a nuclear inferno 58 years ago.

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