Over 70,000 people killed
Commemorations have been held in Japan today to mark the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
On the 9th August 1945, 74,000 people were killed, after a US bomber dropped a plutonium bomb on the city.
The United Kingdom consented to the bombing, which was required under the Quebec agreement.
The bombing took place 3 days after a nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people.
Both attacks culminated in Japan's surrender, bringing an end to the Second World War.
Around 500 participants, including Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, gathered at Nagasaki Peace Park to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing pic.twitter.com/A5aLVSeBjr
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 9, 2021
At the Nagasaki Peace Ceremony today, Ireland laid flowers and commemorated all of the victims and survivors of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki 76 years ago. We join the calls to ensure that Nagasaki will be the last place on earth to suffer an atomic bomb 🇮🇪 🇯🇵 🇺🇳 🕊 #Nagasaki76 pic.twitter.com/6idJdAEc4P
— Ambassador of Ireland to Japan (@IEAmbJapan) August 9, 2021
