Japan observes minute of silence for victims of atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Residents of Japan observed a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 80 years ago, Report informs.

The main ceremony to mark the anniversary of the tragedy was taking place at the Peace Memorial Park in central Hiroshima. The minute of silence, traditionally counted by ringing a bell, was announced nationwide at 08:15 local time (11:15 p.m. GMT) - the moment the bomb exploded on August 6, 1945.

After that, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui read a declaration calling on the world to renounce nuclear weapons. Then Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gave a speech.