On the 77th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, Mumbai college students give 'No War, Only Peace' message at Azad Maidan in CST. Remembering the day, the UN Chief General Antonio Guterres attended the ceremony at Peace Memorial Park. The USA bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) during World War II in the first use of atomic weapons in war.
Updated On: 2022-08-06 06:44 PM IST
College students standing at Azad Maidan with peace message painted on their face and hands. Hiroshima will host a summit meeting of the Group of Seven industrialised nations next May, and Japan aims to send out a message of peace. Pic/Ashish Raje
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, center, observes a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, at 8:15am, the time atomic bomb exploded over the city, during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in Hiroshima. Pic/PTI
Marking the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing of the city, visitors pray in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing at Peace Memorial Park. A moment of silence was observed at 8:15 a.m., the exact moment a uranium bomb dropped from a U.S. bomber detonated over the city on August 6, 1945. Pic/PTI
NSS student at Azad Maidan shows a 'peace and nuclear-free' message to the world on the occasion of 77th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing Pic/Ashish Raje
A visitor burns incense in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. Pic/PTI
