Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since A-bomb

Representatives from a record 120 countries and territories, including the US and Israel, attended the milestone Hiroshima Peace Memorial ceremony.

Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city’s mayor warned world leaders about the nuclear warheads that still exist today.