Japan marks 72nd anniversary of Hiroshima bombing with sombre ceremony

Japan marked the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Sunday with prime minister Shinzo Abe renewing calls for a move toward world free of nuclear weapons. The US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the final days of World War II. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech during 72nd anniversary memorial service for the atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima Credit: AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR The city marked the anniversary of the August 6,