Hiroshima marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing - in pictures

  • Paper lanterns are pushed out onto the Motoyasu River close to the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world's first nuclear attack by the US on Japan on August 6, 1945. AFP
    Paper lanterns are pushed out onto the Motoyasu River close to the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world's first nuclear attack by the US on Japan on August 6, 1945. AFP
  • Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, right, places a list of atomic bomb victims in the cenotaph during the Peace Memorial Ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. EPA
    Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, right, places a list of atomic bomb victims in the cenotaph during the Peace Memorial Ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. EPA
  • Doves fly over the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, to commemorate the advent of nuclear war on August 6, 1945. Reuters
    Doves fly over the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, to commemorate the advent of nuclear war on August 6, 1945. Reuters
  • A mother and her child float a paper lantern on the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima, Japan. EPA
    A mother and her child float a paper lantern on the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima, Japan. EPA
  • Floral wreaths at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. AFP
    Floral wreaths at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. AFP
  • Visitors at the Atomic Bomb Dome at sunset on August 6, the 80th anniversary of the US using nuclear weapons. Getty Images
    Visitors at the Atomic Bomb Dome at sunset on August 6, the 80th anniversary of the US using nuclear weapons. Getty Images
  • People pray before the cenotaph at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. EPA
    People pray before the cenotaph at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. EPA
  • Doves are released at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. EPA
    Doves are released at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. EPA