HIROSHIMA , Japan, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Hiroshima, Japan, target of a U.S. atomic bomb at the end of World War II, commemorated the 69th anniversary of the bombing Wednesday with speeches, ceremony and calls for peace.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy were among dignitaries who attended the observance in Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park.